In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Apoddhāra (अपोद्धार).—Disintegration of the constituent elements of a word; analysis; अपोद्धार पृथक्करणम् (apoddhāra pṛthakkaraṇam) com. on Vāk. Pad. II. 449: cf. अपोद्धारपदार्था ये ये चार्थाः स्थितलक्षणः (apoddhārapadārthā ye ye cārthāḥ sthitalakṣaṇaḥ) Vāk. Pad.I.24.

Source: Shodhganga: The Treatment of the Concept of Sentence a Study based on vakyapadiya

Apoddhāra (अपोद्धार) referst to the “analysis” (of words), according to Bhartṛhari’s fifth-century Vākyapadīya—an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with the philosophy of grammar.—Bhartṛhari introduced a unique method for the analysis of a sentence into its parts, which is named as apoddhāra. This is a mental process, through which, words are differentiated from the sentence. In reality, sentence is a unified whole, but when the meaning of the sentence is cognised; the hearer differentiates the words from it afterwards.—The individuality of the subsequent words in the sentence is also explained by Bhartṛhari in the analytic level of language. For the purpose of grammar, sentence can be analysed into its parts such as noun, verb etc. This is not real, but is carried out in the mind. Bhartṛhari termed this unique concept as “apoddhāra”. Though the listener grasps the sentence as the sequence of words, the sudden flash of understanding Pratibhā, cognizes the meaning of the sentence as a whole. After the cognition of sentence-meaning, he identifies the individual words and their meanings by the process “apoddhāra”.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)

Source: archive.org: Padartha Dharma Sangraha Of Prasastapada

Apoddhāra (अपोद्धार) refers to “(the notions of) separateness”, according to the 4th century Padārthadharmasaṅgraha (text 87) by Praśastapāda.—Accordingly, “Isolation is the basis of all notions of separateness (apoddhāra). It inheres in one as well as in many substances. Its eternal and non-eternal manifestations are in the same way as those of Number; the only difference lies in this: that of Isolation, there are no such subdivisions as ‘Individual Isolation’ and the like, as there is in the case of ‘unity’ &c. (of number); but Isolation is always qualified by number; as we often come across notions of Isolation qualified by number”.

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Vaisheshika (वैशेषिक, vaiśeṣika) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. Vaisheshika deals with subjects such as logic, epistemology, philosophy and expounds concepts similar to Buddhism in nature

In Buddhism

Buddhist philosophy

Source: OAPEN: Reverberations of Dharmakīrti‘s Philosophy

Apoddhāra (अपोद्धार) referst to the “abstraction theory” (i.e., abstracting words from a sentence), according to the 5th century Pramāṇasamuccaya (verse V.46) by Dignāga.—Dignāga accepts the abstraction (apoddhāra) theory which is known as forming the pivot of Bhartṛhari’s linguistic theory. Consider PS V.46, where Dignāga introduces the concept of the abstraction of words from a sentence.—“When a word is abstracted (apoddhāra) from a sentence, this is conceptually posited as the meaning of the word. This sentence meaning called pratibhā ‘a flash of knowledge’ is brought about by means of [the grasping of] that [word meaning] at the outset [when one has not familiarized oneself with the sentence]”.

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Partial matches: Uddhara, Apa.

Ends with: Shapoddhara.

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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)

Verse 2.112 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]

Verse 2.237-238 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]

Verse 2.269 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]

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Vakyapadiya (study of the concept of Sentence) (by Sarath P. Nath)

Chapter 5 - Conclusion

3. Sakhaṇḍa and Akhaṇḍa Schools of Sentence < [Chapter 3 - The Concept of Sentence and Sentence-Meaning]

2. Definition of Sentence (vākya) < [Chapter 3 - The Concept of Sentence and Sentence-Meaning]

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Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)

Dignāga on the View of a Generic Term as Denoting a Relation

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