The Saṃbandha-Samuddeśa (Chapter on Relation) and Bhartṛhari's Philosophy of Language / Jan E.M. Houben.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Houben, Jan E.M., author.

Series:

Gonda indological studies ; 2

Gonda Indological Studies ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammarians--India--History--7th century.

Grammarians.

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the history of the Indian grammatical tradition, Bhartṛhari (about fifth century C.E.) is the fourth great grammarian - after Pāṇini, Kātyāyana and Patañjali - and the first to make the philosophical aspects of language and grammar the main subject of an independent work. This work, the Vākyapadīya (VP), consists of about 2000 philosophical couplets or kārikās. Since the latter half of the nineteenth century, the VP has been known to Western Sanskritists, but its language-philosophical contents have started to receive serious attention only in the last few decennia. The subject matter of the VP resonates strongly with crucial themes in twentieth-century Western thought, although the background and the way the issues are elaborated are quite different. Scholars have compared and contrasted Bhartṛhari's ideas with those of de Saussure, Wittgenstein and Derrida. A theme which, as a leitmotiv, pervades the entire VP is the relation between language, thought and reality. In several Indian traditions, a proper insight into this relation was (and still is) held to be of importance for attaining 'liberation'.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Jan E.M. Houben

Illustrations / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 1 Bhartṛhari's life and time / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 2 The Vākyapadīya and its interpretation / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 3 Research on the third Kāṇḍa, the Saṁlbandha-samudddeśa and the notion of saṁbandha / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 4 About the present work / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 1 General remarks / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 2 The early grammarians on relations in language / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 3 Different schools of thought on relations in language / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 4 Saṁlbandha in the Vākyapadīya / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 2 Division of the third Kāṇḍa / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 3 The Jāti-and Dravya-samuddeśa / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 4 The position of the Saṁbandha-samuddeśa / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 5 The Guṇa-samuddeśa Hel (VP 3.4 and 5) / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 6 The chapters following Guṇa-samuddeśa Hel / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 7 The Vṛtti-samuddeśa / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 8 Some observations / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 2 Analysis of the Saṁbandha-samuddeśa / Jan E.M. Houben

Chapter 3 Translation and discussion of the kārikās / Jan E.M. Houben

Introductory remarks / Jan E.M. Houben

Translation of Helārāja's commentary / Jan E.M. Houben

Bibliography / Jan E.M. Houben

Indices / Jan E.M. Houben.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version: The Saṃbandha-Samuddeśa (Chapter on Relation) and Bhartṛhari's Philosophy of Language.

ISBN:

9789004454620

9789069800943

OCLC:

606081459

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004454620 DOI

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