Meanings of ca ‘and’ in the Lexicographical Tradition: Beyond Patañjali
While the four-fold definition of the meaning of ca ‘and’ developed within the grammatical tradition of vyākaraṇa had, and still has, wide currency, more extensive inventories of meanings are attributed to ca in the lexicographical (kośa) tradition, particularly from the twelfth century on. In this...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025
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Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2025, Volume: 68, Issue: 3, Pages: 255-303 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Conjunction B kośa B Sanskrit lexicography B Grammar B vyākaraṇa |
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| Summary: | While the four-fold definition of the meaning of ca ‘and’ developed within the grammatical tradition of vyākaraṇa had, and still has, wide currency, more extensive inventories of meanings are attributed to ca in the lexicographical (kośa) tradition, particularly from the twelfth century on. In this paper we review the grammatical tradition’s four-fold approach to the meaning of ca, and then contrast this with what is found in the kośa tradition. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8536 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Indo-Iranian journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15728536-06803004 |
