Terms for Negation ?

[Birgit Kellner]

Dear Stephen,

just out of interest, which Tibetan terms you are trying to "retrovert"? 
The most common distinction between types of negation in Sanskrit is 
that between prasajyapratiṣedha and paryudāsa(pratiṣedha), usually 
rendered in Tibetan as med dgag or ma yin dgag respectively, but you 
probably refer to some other distinction.

Best regards,

Birgit

Am 01.02.2012 19:32, schrieb Stephen Hodge:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The general term in tradtional Sanskrit grammars for negation is, of course,
> pratiṣedha.  Due to my lack of in-depth familiarity with the traditional
> grammars, I wonder if somebody might be able to help me.  I am trying to
> find Sanskrit terms, if any, for the different sub-classes of negation, in
> particular for the various types of "a-" (for the negative of privation
> etc). All I can find are examples of about 6 sub-categories, but no
> terminology. I am trying to retrovert with a modicom of accuracy some terms
> from Tibetan. Any suggestions most welcome.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Stephen Hodge


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