Prayojanadi, Prayojanādi, Prayojana-adi: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriPrayojanādi (प्रयोजनादि) refers to the “four necessary elements of a literary work”, as used in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 2, l. 12]—‘Prayojana’ means “purpose”. The word ‘ādi’ occurring in ‘prayojanādi’ stands for the other three requisites (anubandhas)—the necessary elements of a literary work.
The four elements of a literary work are:
- prayojana (purpose)
- adhikārin (the person qualified to study),
- abhidheya (subject-matter) and
- sambandha (connection).
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