[Advaita-l] Basic definitions in types of shastra

[Ryan Armstrong]

Thank you, Venkata ji
This clear and precise and explains well to one learning the terminology.

2018-07-09 13:46 GMT+02:00 Venkata sriram P via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>:

> Namaste,
>
> Some basic definitions in shastra
>
> 1) सूत्रं
>
> अल्पाक्षरमसन्दिग्धं सारवद्विश्वतो मुखम् ।
> अस्तोभमनवद्यञ्च सूत्रं सूत्रकृतो विदुः ॥
>
> (Statements containing very few words, free from ambiguity, concise,
> devoid of superfluity,
> meaningful and far-reaching in implications is called Sutram)
>
> 2) वृत्तिः
>
> सूत्राणां सकलसारविवरणं वृत्तिः
>
> (A commentary outlining the substance of Sutra is called a Vritti)
>
> 3) पद्धतिः
>
> सूत्रवृत्तिविवेचनं पद्धतिः
>
> (A discussion of the Vritti of the Sutra is called paddhatiH)
>
> 4) भाष्यं
>
> आक्षिप्य भाषणाद्भाष्यं
>
> (A learned commentary on original work is called Bhashya)
>
> 5) समीक्षा
>
> अन्तर्भाष्यं समीक्षा
>
> (A close investigation of the deeper meaning of the Bhashya is called
> Sameeksha)
>
> 6) टीका
>
> अवान्तरार्थविच्छेदश्च सा । यथासम्भवमर्थस्य टीकनं टीका
>
> (The simplified commentary is called Tika)
>
> 7) पञ्जिका
>
> विषमपदभञ्जिका पञ्जिका
>
> (The running commentary which explains and analyses the difficult words is
> Panjika)
>
> 8) कारिका
>
> अर्थप्रदर्शनकारिका कारिका
>
> (The simplified meaning of Sutra which is summarized in verse called
> Karika)
>
> 9) वार्त्तिकं
>
> उक्तानुक्तदुरुक्तचिन्ता वार्त्तिकं
>
> (A exposition of the ukta (said), anukta (unsaid), durukta (criticisms) of
> Sutra is called Vartika
>
> //////////////////////////////////////
>
> These are compiled by me by referring the काव्यमीमांसा of Rajasekhara Kavi
>
> regs,
> sriram
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