dictionary of sanskrit grammar

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Ahnika i. It is doubtful whether
this Sphcta theory was advocated
before Panini. The word K'fiterasi has
been put by Panini in the rule
only incidentally and, in
fact, nothing can be definitely deduced
from it although Haradatta
says that was the originator
of the The word is not
actually found in the Pratisakhya
works. However, commentators on
the Pratisakhya works have introduced
it in their explanations of the
texts which describe ?oifcqf% or
production of sound; cf. com. on R.
Pr. X III 4., T. Pr. II. 1. Grammarians
have given various kinds of
Sphota; cf. fiftT H sqfeR’STzt'
Sflfcrf'SteSJ I ' s q f e 'E t S : 3I?jpJ5ig |
1 ftsn | sngog; tR-
f|*rr i qg 1 *nRr-
f^m 1 ?#rntr
cT3 113 |fef Jjsqi; iq-pPI
snfirm s 5% 1 srra: ll cf. also
tre;srfi&: gitar sfer srrfireinFm *tr ^ 1
TCRf JTl^fcT wilcT?^
2^: r 1
a small treatise on the theory
of Sphota by a sound modern scholar
of Vyakarana and Nyaya, by
name Krsnasastri Arade, who lived
in Benaras in the earlier part of the
nineteenth century.
a small treatise on the
theory of Sphota written by Jayakrsna
Maun! of the famous Maunin
family. The author is known as
Krsnabhatta also.
a work on the Sphota
theory by the famous grammarian
Kr§na3esa of the Sesa family of
grammarians.
?'R12«r ( 1 ) manifestation of the sense
of a word by the external sound or
dhvani; the same as sphoja; ( s )
separate or distinct pronunciation
of,a consonant in a way by breaking
it from the conjunct consonants;
cf. situ
WHl S ^ m !HT 1 V. Pr. IV. 165.
name of a work discussing
the nature of Sphota written by
Apadeva.
a general name given to treatises
discussing the nature of Sphota
written by the -Vaiyakaranas who
defend and establish the theory of
Sphota and by the Naiyayikas who
criticise the theory. Famous among
these works are ( 1 ) ,by a
stalwart Grammarian Kondabhatta,
the author of the Vaiyakaranabhusana
and (2 ) wtefi? by Nageia,
the reputed grammarian of the
eighteenth century.
the doctrine of Sphota, as
advocated by the grammarians and
criticised by others. See the word
-
( x ) name of a short treatise
on the nature of Sphota, written by
a grammarian named Bharata
MiSra; (2 ) name of a short disquisition
on Sphota by Mandana-
miSra.
an ancient grammarian referred
to by Panini in the rule 3 ^
P. VI. 1.123. Great grammarians
like Haradatta observe
that this K'Bteiq?! was the first advocate
of the Sphota theory and
hence he was nicknamed
cf. b astern: 1
I Padamanjari
on P. VI. 1.123.
ssrra; case-ending substituted for
the ablative sing, case-affix 5 #
placed after pronouns; cf.
Silf&ffiT P . V II. 1.15, 16.