Bhartṛharis Linguistic Ontology and the Semantics of Atmanepada
The distinct function of atmanepada in Sanskrit language remains a sort of linguist mystery in Sanskrit studies. In this article, I analyze the larger implications and subliminal meaning of atmanepada by moving beyond the realm of linguistics, which has been the dominant approach, and entering the t...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
[2015]
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Sophia
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-180 |
IxTheo Classification: | BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism VA Philosophy |
Further subjects: | B
Atmanepada
B Bhartṛhari B Sphoṭa B philosophy of language |
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Summary: | The distinct function of atmanepada in Sanskrit language remains a sort of linguist mystery in Sanskrit studies. In this article, I analyze the larger implications and subliminal meaning of atmanepada by moving beyond the realm of linguistics, which has been the dominant approach, and entering the territory of philosophy and, more specifically, the purportful approach of traditional Indian philosophy of language represented by Bhartṛharis Vakyapadiya. Bhartṛharis analytical procedure seeks to unveil the ontological interdependence that binds together the constituent elements of linguistic sentences, understood as modal appearances of the ever present foundational ground of the world/word Brahman as Vac. This is our referential guide to the semantic reconstruction of atmanepadas teleology. |
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ISSN: | 1873-930X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11841-014-0413-5 |