Tradition and Argument in Classical Indian Linguistics The Bahiraṅga-Paribhāṣā in the Paribhāṣenduśekhara

Tradition and Argument in Classical Indian Linguistics The Bahiraṅga-Paribhāṣā in the Paribhāṣenduśekhara / by Johannes Bronkhorst.

This book was written as a doctoral thesis. It was submitted to and accepted by the University of Poona in 1979. Several people contributed to the creation of this book, in various ways. Prof. S. D. Joshi, my supervisor, introduced me to the study of the Sanskrit grammatical tradition. His unfailing...

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Main Author: Bronkhorst, Johannes (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1986.
Edition:1st ed. 1986.
Series:Studies of Classical India ; 6
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Philosophy, Asian.
Culture—Study and teaching.
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Table of Contents:
  • I: N?ge?a’s Interpretation of the BP
  • 1. The Structure of N?ge?a’s discussion
  • 2. The Meanings of A?ga
  • 3. The Justifications of the Paribh???
  • 4. Restrictions on the Use of the BP
  • 5. The Two-Word Principle
  • 6. Summary and Illustrations
  • II: More from the P? on PAR. L
  • 7. Some Difficult Passages in the Discussion of Par. L (I)
  • 8. Some Difficult Passages in the Discussion of Par. L (II)
  • 9. Vaidyan?tha P?yagu??a and ?e??drisudh?
  • 10. An Apparent Contradiction Resolved
  • 11. Excursus: On the Development of Certain of N?ge?a’s Ideas Regarding the Philosophy of Grammar
  • 12. A Use of BP2 in the Context of BP1
  • III: The Remainder of the P?
  • 13. Par. LI
  • 14. Further Passages from the P?
  • IV: What Went Wrong?
  • 15. Vaidyan?tha P?yagu??a on Par. L
  • 16. Concluding Remarks
  • Appendices
  • I. The Original Text of the Paribh??endu?ekhara on Par. L
  • III. On the Relative Chronology of N?ge?a’s Grammatical Works
  • IV. Changes in N?ge?a’s Opinions Regarding the BP and the NP
  • Notes.

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