Shabdanushasanalaghuvritti, Śabdānuśāsanalaghuvṛtti, Shabdanushasana-laghuvritti: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Śabdānuśāsanalaghuvṛtti can be transliterated into English as Sabdanusasanalaghuvrtti or Shabdanushasanalaghuvritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: University of Cambridge: Jainism

Śabdānuśāsanalaghuvṛtti (शब्दानुशासनलघुवृत्ति) is a commentary (laghuvṛtti) on the Śabdānuśāsana (or Siddhahaimacandra) by the 12th century Jain polymath Hemacandra consists of 8 chapters (adhyāya) of four sections (pāda) each, dealing with Sanskrit grammar in the first seven chapters and with Prakrit grammar in the eighth chapter. [...] This 15th century manuscript contains chapter one and two (up to the second pāda) of the Śabdānuśāsanalaghuvṛtti dealing with technical terms (saṃjñā), vowels (svara), consonants (vyañjana), nouns (nāman) and cases (kāraka). The scribe’s name Josīkṛṣnā indicates that he was a Brahmin.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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