Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study)
by A. Yamuna Devi | 2012 | 77,297 words | ISBN-13: 9788193658048
This page relates 鈥楶hilosophy (5): Bhagavad Gita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.
Philosophy (5): Bhagavad 骋墨迟腻
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 cite from Bhagavad 骋墨迟腻 in seven places in the entire commentary. But only three of them deal with the philosophical view of the text. They are as below鈥�
(a) K奴峁璦 (III. 3. 37; p. 278)鈥�
[Invariable:]
Explaining the homonymous term 办奴峁璦 in the sense of 苍颈艣肠补濒补 or invariable, 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 quotes from Bhagavad 骋墨迟补 (15-6)鈥�
ni艣cale yath膩鈥敯炫弓asatho'办峁谤补 ucyate |
(b) Bh膩va (III. 3. 207; p. 321)鈥�
[Birth:]
础尘补谤补办辞艣补 mentions birth as one of the meanings of 产丑腻惫补, illustrating this, 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 quotes from Bhagavad 骋墨迟腻 (II. 16) that:
鈥楾he unreal has no existence鈥欌��
janamani yath膩鈥攏膩sato vidyate 产丑腻惫补岣� |
(c) Dhruva (III. 3. 211; p. 322)鈥�
[Eternal:]
础尘补谤补办辞艣补 records the various meanings of the word dhruva where one of them signifies eternal. 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 illustrates this meaning quoting the Bhagavad 骋墨迟腻 (II. 27)
鈥楩or one who is born, death is certain; and to one who dies, rebirth is certain鈥欌��
j膩tasya hi dhruvo m峁泃yurdhruva峁� janma 尘峁泃补蝉测补 ca |