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Arthaviveka (Samkrit : अर्थविवेकः) deals with the importance of certain factors in the determining the exact meaning of an expression. In Brhddevata, it is said that by rule the meaning, of both the Vedic mantra and an ordinary sentence, is to be determined from the considerations of six factors such as purpose, an indication from another place (lingam), the context, propriety, the place and time. Described as Contextual Factors by Kunjunni Raja in his Indian Theories of Meaning, he describes many factors involved in the determination of the exact meaning of a word in an ambiguous expression.<ref name=":02">Raja, Kunjunni K. (1977 Reprint) ''Indian Theories of Meaning.'' Madras: The Adyar Library and Research Centre. (Pages 48 - 59)</ref>
Arthaviveka (Samkrit : अर्थविवेकः) deals with the importance of certain factors in the determining the exact meaning of an expression. In Brhddevata, it is said that by rule the meaning, of both the Vedic mantra and an ordinary sentence, is to be determined from the considerations of six factors such as purpose, an indication from another place (lingam), the context, propriety, the place and time. Described as Contextual Factors by Kunjunni Raja in his 'Indian Theories of Meaning', he discusses many factors involved in the determination of the exact meaning of a word in an ambiguous expression.<ref name=":02">Raja, Kunjunni K. (1977 Reprint) ''Indian Theories of Meaning.'' Madras: The Adyar Library and Research Centre. (Pages 48 - 59)</ref>
== परिचयः ॥ Introduction ==
The term Shabda is integrally related to Artha which has different shades of meaning in the world of Samskrit language and communication. Artha basically refers to an object signified by a word the moment it is pronounced in the linguistic context. In numerous contexts, the term stands for an object in the sense of an element of external reality. The scope of Artha is widely discussed in Samskrit texts, not limited to what is usually understood as the domain of semantics in the western philosophy.<ref>Hurdoyal. Vedika Mati, (2017) Ph.D Thesis: ''[http://hdl.handle.net/10603/262166 ŚĀBDABODHA: A Critical Analysis Of Language-Understanding In Indian Philosophy].'' Chennai: University of Madras (Chapter 2)</ref>
One of the much discussed aspects is the relationship between the word and its artha (meaning). While some darsanikas argue that the relationship is natural others term it as conventional. According to Mimamsakas, the shabda-artha relationship is permanent; it is not proper for an object to have many words to express it and it is equally improper for a word to have more than one meaning.
Mimamsa Sutra 1.3.26 and Sabara bhashya.
== Vākyapadīyam ==
== Vākyapadīyam ==