[INDOLOGY] Resources for commentarial interpretations of particles

[Madhav Deshpande]

As for traditional resources, there are sections like Nipātārthanirṇaya in
the works of Kauṇḍabhaṭṭa and Nāgeśabhaṭṭa, and the Naiyāyikas have
produced many works on the meaning of the negative particle like nañvāda
and on the meaning of *eva *like "evakāravicāra."  Discussions of Paryudāsa
and prasajyapratiṣedha are also useful.

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus
Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan
[Residence: Campbell, California]


On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 11:34 AM Birgit Kellner via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> I was wondering whether any of you know of resources to recommend
> especially to students on commentarial interpretations of particles,
> especially api, ca, tu, eva, which function as connectives and logical
> operators. I am particularly interested in presentations of the range of
> options that are available from vyākaraṇa analysis, and discussions of
> the metalanguage used (e.g. avadhāraṇa, samuccaya, sambhāvanā, atiśaya
> ...).
>
> There is much material tucked away in footnotes to various publications,
> of course, there are helpful classics like Speijer's Sanskrit Syntax,
> there are some remarks in introductory textbooks and grammar works, and
> some efforts were made towards compiling patterns of commentarial
> language inTubb & Bose's "Scholastic Sanskrit" and in Angot's recent
> "Sanskrit commentarial", and there are articles dealing with specific
> particles and their logical implications (esp. eva), but I have not come
> across attempts to offer more comprehensive inventories of the terms
> śāstric commentators use in interpreting particles.
>
> Pointers would be much appreciated; I'll collect responses and post a
> list later.
>
> With best regards,
>
> Birgit kellner
>
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