the lion among philosophers , shri desika has written innumerable works , poems, dramas in sanskrit tamil and prakrit and manipravala. his sata dushani is a highly philosophical work that refutes various forms of advaita and dwaita. desikan's logic and his darshana- style of presentation is unmatched till date . while bagavan ramanuja was the best at convincing through refutation, Desikan used to kill others in arguments that they either ran away or kept away or ofcourse got converted . sata dushini is soo powerful that even the first vadhaa is enough to send a shiver in the spine for a mayaavadin.
in first vadhaa, venketesha qualifies mayavadin as incompetent to speak about vedanta as there is nothing to see{ as per vedanta badrayanaa sutra} , for a form less , atributeless , undifferentiated entity cant be cognized or pondered over. there is no one to see , for its the only truth . when there is no one to see and nothing to see, why discuss vedanta? thus Desikan makes his nail marks even in first vadhaa and it continues till 66 vadhas of refutation of advaita.
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Dear sir,
I had been searching for the original devanagiri text of Sata Dushani for a long time but could not find it. You appear to have access to it. Can you pl. point me to a copy?
I too am looking for a copy of Shatadushini. Could you please share, Sir?
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