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| Shabdabodha (Samskrit : शाब्दबोधः) 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", which is cognition of sentence meaning or awareness of the relation (of word-meanings). Almost all schools of darshanas, vyakarana and alankara shastras have dealt with this topic extensively.<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> | | Shabdabodha (Samskrit : शाब्दबोधः) 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", which is cognition of sentence meaning or awareness of the relation (of word-meanings). Almost all schools of darshanas, vyakarana and alankara shastras have dealt with this topic extensively.<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> |
| == परिचयः ॥ Introduction == | | == परिचयः ॥ Introduction == |
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| Here in the present article we engage in a discussion about shabdas (varnas), padas (words) and vakyas (group of words) and their role in comprehension of knowledge. | | Here in the present article we engage in a discussion about shabdas (varnas), padas (words) and vakyas (group of words) and their role in comprehension of knowledge. |
− | * understanding shabda (shabda vichara) | + | * '''ध्वनिविज्ञानम् ॥ Science of Dhvani''': It includes the understanding shabda ([[Shabda Vichara (शब्दविचारः)|shabda vichara]]), [[Origin and Propagation of Sound (शब्दोत्पत्तिः प्रसारश्च)|origin and propagation of sound]], classification of sound etc. validity and distinction of Shabda (or verbal testimony) as a pramana. |
− | * validity and distinction of Shabda (or verbal testimony)
| + | * '''पदविज्ञानम् ॥ Science of Padas''' : It includes nature of a padas ([[Pada Vichara (पदविचारः)|pada vichara]]), their formation from shabdas, padarthas and their kinds, import of words. |
− | * nature of a vakya and vakyarthavichara (sentence-meaning) | + | * '''वाक्यविज्ञानम् ॥ Science of Vakyas''' : It includes construction of a sentence ([[Vakya Vichara (वाक्यविचारः)|vakya vichara]]), factors involved in the cognition of the vakyartha, import of sentences. |
− | * cause of the cognition of the vakyartha | + | * '''अर्थविज्ञानम् ॥ Science of Comprehension''' : It includes an overall perspective of how a meaning is grasped from sentences and is a combined effort of all the above factors leading to comprehension. |
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| == Shabdabodha == | | == Shabdabodha == |
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| # comprehended through understanding the relation among the meanings of words or sentence-meaning | | # comprehended through understanding the relation among the meanings of words or sentence-meaning |
| # gives rise to the knowledge (purport) of objects about which the words are uttered. | | # gives rise to the knowledge (purport) of objects about which the words are uttered. |
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| == शब्दलक्षणम् ॥ Shabda Lakshana - Nyaya Darshana == | | == शब्दलक्षणम् ॥ Shabda Lakshana - Nyaya Darshana == |