Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari
by K. A. Subramania Iyer | 1965 | 391,768 words
Summary: The English translation of the Vakyapadiya by Bhartrihari including commentary extracts and notes. The Vakyapadiya is an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with the philosophy of language. Bhartrhari authored this book in three parts and propounds his theory of Sphotavada (sphota-vada) which understands language as consisting of bursts of sounds conveying their meaning, as opposed to the theory of Varnavada (varna-vada) which states that language is interpreted as a combination of indivdual letters.
This edition of the Vakya-padiya includes commentary extracts with English translation, notes, original Sanskrit verses and transliteration.
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This book contains Sanskrit text which you should never take for granted as transcription mistakes are always possible. Always confer with the final source and/or manuscript.
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