Might there not be a relation between the idea of churning and that of pulverizing in the name of the so-called cūrṇi (Pkt cuṇṇi) commentaries to the Jaina canonical texts?.
Van: INDOLOGY [indology-bounces@list.indology.info] namens Martin Gansten via INDOLOGY [indology@list.indology.info]
Verzonden: donderdag 22 februari 2018 20:22
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Onderwerp: [INDOLOGY] Mathitaartha
I thought I might have asked the following question once before on this list, but can't find it in the archives, so perhaps I only intended to but never did:
In a couple of texts now, I have come across the expression mathitārtha, literally 'churned meaning', in phrases such as
iti mathitārthaḥ or mathitārtho gurusampradāyāj jñeyaḥ. I suppose it means something along the lines of innermost or final meaning, but I wonder if there is a more exact definition or explanation somewhere. Tubb and Boose's
Scholastic Sanskrit doesn't seem to have it. Any hints appreciated!
Martin Gansten