Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study)
by A. Yamuna Devi | 2012 | 77,297 words | ISBN-13: 9788193658048
This page relates 鈥楶hilosophy (3): Nyaya and Vaisheshika鈥� of the study on the Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (in English) which represents a commentary on the Amarakosha of Amarasimha. These ancient texts belong the Kosha or 鈥渓exicography鈥� category of Sanskrit literature which deals with the analysis and meaning of technical words from a variety of subjects, such as cosmology, anatomy, medicine, hygiene. The Amarakosa itself is one of the earliest of such text, dating from the 6th century A.D., while the Amarakoshodghatana is the earliest known commentary on that work.
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Philosophy (3): 狈测腻测补 and 痴补颈艣别峁办补
Gautama is the founder of the 狈测腻测补 school of philosophy and 碍补峁嚹乨补 of 痴补颈艣别峁办补 school. 狈测腻测补 also called 腻苍惫墨办峁办墨 is a science of methodical reasoning as applied to the interpretation of the Vedic mantras. 痴补颈艣别峁办补 system deals with the classification of matter and its products. Since this system believes that the basis for the difference between one ultimate product of matter and another is the particularity-痴颈艣别峁, it is called 痴补颈艣别峁办补 school. The two systems influenced each other in nature and treatment of the respective subjects, inspite of their differences in their aims and purposes. Hence they are referred together as 狈测腻测补鈥摮詹咕迸洷疳梗i办补.
(a) Dravya (III. 3. 154; p. 307)鈥�
[Substance:]
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 defines dravya in the 痴补颈艣别峁办补 terms as:
鈥淭hat in which the action and quality are the inherent cause, 蝉补尘补惫腻测颈办腻谤补峁嘺峁� like the earth 别迟肠.鈥浓赌�
gu峁嚹伵況aye yath膩 - kriy膩vad 驳耻峁嘺vat蝉补尘补惫腻测颈办腻谤补峁嘺峁� 诲谤补惫测补峁� p峁泃hivy膩di |
(b) Gu峁嘺 (III. 3. 47; p. 281)鈥�
[Quality:]
础尘补谤补办辞艣补 mentions several meanings to this word in the N膩n膩rtha varga one of them being quality.
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 explains the 驳耻峁嘺 as a quality, in two aspects鈥搊ne as an attribute, like the colour of the cloth; and the other as the qualities attributed to the self such as buddhi, sukha and others. He also adds that qualities are 24 in number[1] which is accepted by both the schools of 狈测腻测补 and 痴补颈艣别峁办补鈥�
dravy膩艣rite pa峁乨e岣� 艣ukl膩dir驳耻峁嘺岣� | 膩tmano buddhisukh膩di岣� | r奴p膩dicaturvi峁兣沘tir驳耻峁嘺tv膩t |
(c) D峁涐梗峁乶ta[2] (III. 3. 62; p. 284)鈥�
[Example:]
础尘补谤补办辞艣补 suggests that the homonymous term 诲峁涐梗峁乶迟补 signifies both a science and an example. 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 illustrates the word in the sense of example citing from the Tarka 艣膩stra鈥�
[The following] is a famous example oft quoted by the logicians to explain inference鈥�
鈥淗ere is fire since one can see the smoke as seen in the kitchen鈥�
nidar艣anamud膩hara峁嘺峁� yath膩鈥�膩gniratra dh奴m膩nmah膩nasavat |
Footnotes and references:
[2]:
d峁涐梗峁乶t膩vubhau 艣膩stranidar艣ane |