Shabdabodha (Samskrit : ) refers to the awareness generated by shabda
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Shabdabodha (Samskrit : ) refers to the awareness and information of things hitherto unknown (to the listeners) to convey which a speaker utters words generated by shabda arranged in intelligible sentences. The awareness generated by such shabda — in the form of a sentence – is called "Shabdabodha", cognition of sentence meaning or awareness of the relation (of word-meanings).<ref name=":0" />
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Bharthari says:<ref>Dr. N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya. (2005) ''[https://archive.org/details/ShabdaBodhamimansaAnInquiryIntoIndianTheoriesOfVerbalCognitionN.S.RamanujaTatacharya/page/n39 Shabdabodhamimamsa. An Inquiry into Indian Theories of Verbal Cognition. Volume 1: The Sentence and its Significance.]'' New Delhi : Rastriya Sanskrit Samsthan</ref>
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== Introduction ==
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Bharthari says:<ref name=":0">Dr. N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya. (2005) ''[https://archive.org/details/ShabdaBodhamimansaAnInquiryIntoIndianTheoriesOfVerbalCognitionN.S.RamanujaTatacharya/page/n39 Shabdabodhamimamsa. An Inquiry into Indian Theories of Verbal Cognition. Volume 1: The Sentence and its Significance.]'' New Delhi : Rastriya Sanskrit Samsthan</ref>
"It is words that form the bases of meanings, purposes, activities and truth". (Vākyapadiya, Brahmakānda 13)
"It is words that form the bases of meanings, purposes, activities and truth". (Vākyapadiya, Brahmakānda 13)
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''The awareness generated by such sabda — in the form of a sentence is called "sabdabodha", cognition of sentencemeaning or awareness of the relation (of word-meanings).''
''The awareness generated by such sabda — in the form of a sentence is called "sabdabodha", cognition of sentencemeaning or awareness of the relation (of word-meanings).''