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Haribhadrasūri – Śāstravārttāsamuccaya Dataset

Overview

This dataset contains a cleaned and structured version of the Sanskrit philosophical text Śāstravārttāsamuccaya, composed by the Jain scholar Haribhadrasūri.

The dataset is derived from the digital edition available in the GRETIL (Göttingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages) digital library. The original text was converted into a structured format suitable for computational linguistics, Sanskrit NLP, digital humanities research, and machine learning applications.

The dataset preserves the IAST Roman Sanskrit text and optionally includes automatically generated Devanāgarī transliteration.


Original Source

The original text was obtained from:

GRETIL – Göttingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages

https://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.html

Original entry:

Haribhadrasūri: Śāstravārttāsamuccaya
Input by: Yasunori Harada

Available formats in GRETIL:

  • TEI-conformant XML
  • Analytic Transformation (HTML)
  • Plain Transformation (TXT)

This dataset was created from the Plain Transformation (TXT) version.


Dataset Maintainer

Maintained and curated by:

DataSpoof


Text Description

Śāstravārttāsamuccaya is a philosophical text that discusses the role of dharma, ethics, and spiritual discipline as the path toward liberation (mokṣa).

The opening section of the text emphasizes:

  • Dharma as the foundation of liberation
  • Avoidance of sinful actions
  • Ethical discipline
  • Compassion toward living beings
  • Cultivation of right understanding

The work is written in Sanskrit verse (śloka form).


Dataset Structure

The dataset is structured into sections corresponding to verses.

Schema

Column Description
section_id Unique identifier for each verse
roman_sanskrit Cleaned Sanskrit text in IAST
devanagari Automatically generated Devanāgarī transliteration