[Advaita-l] Qualities of vArtikam

[Mahadevan Babu]

Dear Shri Sastri
Namaskarams and Thank You for the prompt response and expounding it  
with Shlokas.

I read in a book that a vArtikam is analysed  & detailed with  
"sAngopAngham" - i.e along with reference to the 6 VedAngAs & 4 upAngas.
(Daivathin Kural, by Kanchi Paramacharyal

Please pardon my ignorance as I am an absolute beginner trying to  
comprehend these in the right manner.

So, putting these together, can we say that a person who is writing a  
vArtikam must be well qualified in all the 6 Veda angAs and the 4  
upAngas.
He must analyze it in a critical manner for the benefit of further  
study on the main Sutras.

Also, I still don't know why Shankara BhagavadPadal themselves did not  
write the vArtikam along with Bhasyam for Brahma Sutram.
Is it against any norms that one who writes Bhashyam should not write  
vArtikam as well on the same sutras?

What are the vArtikas written by our beloved Shankara BhagavadPadal,  
could anyone please tell me?

Sorry, for flooding with questions, I must start somewhere and what  
better forum than this one.

SRI GURUBYO NAMAHA !!!

Babu

On 30/07/2008, at 4:40 PM, S.N. Sastri wrote:

> Mahadevan Babu wrote:
> I am looking for detailed explanation on the lAkshaNa of vArthikam.   
> I am
> reading here and there , but I am still not able to comprehend the
> difference between:
> 1) Sutra
> 2) Bhashya
> 3) vArthika
>
> Can any of you great pAndithas please explain to me please.
> Pranams
>
> Dear Shri Mahadevan Babu,
>
> The definitions and meanings of the above terms are given below.
>
>
>
> sUtram
>
> The definition of sUtram is:--
>
> alpAksharam asandigdham sAravad vishvatomukham |
>
> astobham anavadyam ca sUtram sUtravido viduH ||
>
>
>
> Meaning: Those who are knowledgeable about sutras say that a sutra  
> should
> consist of a minimum number of letters, be unambiguous, give the  
> essence of
> the subject-matter, be all-encompassing (containing all the matters  
> intended
> to be conveyed), be free from repetition and faultless.
>
>
>
> bhAshyam
>
> The definition is:--
>
> sUtrArtho varNyate yatra vAkyaiH sUtrAnusAribhiH |
>
> svapadAni ca varNyante bhAshyam bhAshyavido viduH ||
>
>
>
> Meaning:-- Those who are knowledgeable about bhAshya say that a  
> bhAshya is
> one in which the meaning of  a sutra (or aphoristic statement in the  
> shruti)
> is expounded through sentences which are in accordance with the  
> sUtra and
> also the meanings of the words contained therein.
>
>
>
> vArtikam
>
>
>
> The definition is:--
>
> uktAnuktaduruktAnAm cintA yatra prasajyate |
>
> tam grantham vArtikam prAhuH vArtikaj~nA manIShiNaH ||
>
>
>
> Those who are knowledgeable say that a vArtika is a work which  
> examines what
> is said, what is not said, and what is not well said in the original.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> S.N.Sastri
>
>
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