IS IT MADHWAVIJAYA OR SUMADHWAVIJAYA?

There have been quite a few arguments about the original name of this outstanding work of Sri Narayana Panditacharyaru. Some scholars categorically say that the original name is only MADHWAVIJAYA and not SUMADHWAVIJAYA. The reason for this argument is that Sri Narayana Panditacharyaru has himself used both titles, i.e. MADHWAVIJAYA and SUMADHWAVIJAYA. He has used the term “Swanandatirtha” in Madhwavijaya at some places. In his MANIMAJARI, he has called this work “MADHWAVIJAYAM”, in Bhavaprakashike he has said “KrutvA(a)pi Madhwavijayam” and in Prameya Malike he has said “SUMADHWAVIJAYABHIDHAM”. Sri Raghavendra Swamy of Mantralaya and Sri Raghuvarya Tirtharu have also referred this name as both MADHWAVIJAYA and SUMADHWAVIJAYA in different places. In almost all printed versions of this work, the concluding line at the end of each Sarga has been mentioned as “SreematsumadhwavijayE”. In his work titled Sumadhwavijayaprameya Phalamalika”, Sri Vishnu Tirtharu has begun with the work by mentioning “Sri Madhwavijaye” but ends it by saying:
ItTham SumaDhwavijayE pramEyaPhalamAlikA|
RachitA BhikShuNA BhUyAdviShNuvakShasThalAshritA|| 

Dr. Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharyaru in his compilation of Sumadhwavijaya has discussed this subject at length and has concluded that there is no impropriety about adding a prefix “Su” for Madhwavijaya as it is not a recent development. Both the usages or variants have been there in the ancient versions of this outstanding, historically valuable, authentic narration of the life of Sri Madhwacharya. The author or composer of Madhwavijaya had no such bias about these variants and was in total agreement with the usage of both Madhwavijaya and Sumadhwavijaya. (PLEASE READ, COMMENT AND SHARE)