Pratyabhijna and Shankara鈥檚 Advaita (comparative study)
by Ranjni M. | 2013 | 54,094 words
This page relates 鈥楨tymology of the Term Maya鈥� of study dealing with Pratyabhijna and Shankara鈥檚 Advaita. This thesis presents a comparative analysis of two non-dualistic philosophies, Pratyabhijna from Kashmir and Shankara鈥檚 Advaita Vedanta from Kerala, highlighting their socio-cultural backgrounds and philosophical similarities..
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2. Etymology of the Term 惭腻测腻
The term 惭腻测腻 is derived from the root M膩峁� to measure (m膩峁� m膩ne). It has the meanings to show, to display, to exhibit, to form, to build, to cause to be measured, to be caused to be built, etc.
According to different notions, different etymological meanings are seen for the word 惭腻测腻.
m墨yate y膩 s膩 m膩y膩[1]
(惭腻测腻 is that one who measures/shows/displays/exhibits/forms/builds/causes to be measured/causes to be built, etc.)m墨yate anay膩 s膩 m膩y膩[2]
(惭腻测腻 is that by which measured/shown/displayed/exhibited/formed/built/caused to be measured/caused to be built, etc.)
From these two derivations 惭腻测腻 is considered as the subject of action and the tool for action.
The root M膩峁� is seen used in the general sense of knowledge (尘腻峁卍丑腻迟辞谤箩帽腻苍补蝉腻尘腻苍测补尘补谤迟丑补岣�).[3] Then 惭腻测腻 becomes an instrument to know the Supreme Self as the universe (m墨yate j帽膩yate 膩tmanyadhyasta峁� jagat 测补测腻 s膩 m膩y膩).[4] By adding the prefix nir, the meaning of 惭腻测腻 gets a creative nature. Then 惭腻测腻 becomes the tool for creation (nirm墨yate jagat 测补测腻 s膩 m膩y膩).[5] Here in the first meaning the concealing tendency and in the second meaning the projecting tendency of 惭腻测腻 are indicated.
In 叠谤补丑尘补惫补颈惫补谤迟补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, an etymological definition of 惭腻测腻, showing its deluding power, is seen:
m膩艣ca moh膩rthavacana岣� y膩艣ca pr膩pa峁嘺v膩caka岣� |
t膩峁� pr膩payati y膩 nitya峁� s膩 tu m膩y膩 prak墨rtit膩 ||[6]
Footnotes and references:
[2]:
asmadr奴pasam膩vi峁ａ弓a岣� sv膩tman膩tmaniv膩ra峁噀 | 艣颈惫补岣� karotu nijay膩 苍补尘补岣� 艣akty膩 tat膩tmane || 艢颈惫补诲峁涐梗峁璱, 1.1.
[3]:
膩tmaiva sarvabh膩ve峁 sphurannirv峁泃acidvibhu岣� | aniruddhecch膩prasara岣� prasaradd峁�?[峁歖Ckraya岣� 艣颈惫补岣� || 艢颈惫补诲峁涐梗峁璱, 1.2.
[4]:
Vide 罢补苍迟谤腻濒辞办补, 3.65-69; 莫艣惫补谤补辫谤补迟测补产丑颈箩帽腻-办腻谤颈办腻, 3.1.5.
[5]:
nirvibh膩ga岣� parastad膩 | 艢颈惫补诲峁涐梗峁璱, 1.4; 艣aktis膩marasya峁� p奴r峁嘺cinm膩traprak膩艣an膩tmatv膩t cidr奴p膩hl膩daparatva峁� coktam | saiva ca nirvibh膩gat膩 辫补谤腻惫补蝉迟丑补 | 艢颈惫补诲峁涐梗峁璱-惫峁泃迟颈, 1.4.