A translation and study of the Paninidarsana chapter of the Sarvadarsanasangraha.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Yamashita, Jon M.

Contributor:

University of Pennsylvania.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Extinct languages.

0289.

Local Subjects:

0289.

Physical Description:

125 pages

Contained In:

Dissertation Abstracts International 59-11A.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

In the Sanskrit tradition, grammar (vyakaran&dotbelow;a ) is considered to be the principal Vedic ancillary (vedan˙ga) and its mastery essential for the proper understanding of the Vedas. Furthermore, it developed into a full-fledged philosophical system (darsana ) which was held to be a means of achieving liberation ( moks&dotbelow;a). However, there are no independent Sanskrit texts which treat grammar as a darsana and which summarize the historical developments that it underwent. The Pan&dotbelow;inidarsana chapter of Sayan&dotbelow;a-madhava's Sarvadarsanasan˙graha does this in a concise and lucid manner. This text is a doxography, a type of work which generally presents the doctrines of the philosophical systems in a selective and summary fashion. A survey of other doxographies is given to provide a context for the Sarvadarsanasan˙graha . As the authorship of this text remains a vexed problem, the different theories held by various scholars are examined and compared. The Pan&dotbelow;inidarsana chapter has been translated into English anew, accompanied by detailed explanatory remarks. Furthermore, most of the numerous quotations and references to earlier grammatical texts---the majority being from Patanjali's Mahabhas&dotbelow;ya and Bhartr&dotbelow;hari's Vakyapadiya and their commentaries---have been traced to their original sources; this is lacking in E. B. Cowell's 1894 translation of the same. Sayan&dotbelow;amadhava's selective and syncretic style is analyzed in detail to show how he blends the different streams of thought into a unified whole which he presents as the Pan&dotbelow;inidarsana. In doing this, he provides us with a succinct handbook of issues in the philosophy of Sanskrit grammar.

Notes:

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 59-11, Section: A, page: 4121.

Supervisor: George Cardona.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 1998.

Local Notes:

School code: 0175.

ISBN:

9780599121485

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