The Sanskrit term Ṣaṭkārakakhaṇḍana can be transliterated into English as Satkarakakhandana or Shatkarakakhandana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Ṣaṭkārakakhaṇḍana (षट्कारकखण्डन) is the name of a work dealing with Grammar.—The Ṣaṭkārakakhaṇḍana (in Sanskrit) is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Ṣaṭkārakakhaṇḍana has various external features of a Jain manuscript, including the layout and the script. It is a grammatico-philosophical work dealing with the six kārakas (kartṛtva, karmatva, karaṇatva, saṃpradānatva, apādānatva, adhikaraṇatva) and their refutation. Velankar (p. 400) mentions a Ṣaṭkārakabālabodhinī and a Ṣaṭkārakavivaraṇa with reference to peterson Report i nos. 366- 367; see also Ahmedabad: l.d. cat. nos. 6065-6069 Ṣaṭkārakavivaraṇa by Paṇḍit Amaracandra (no extracts).

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shatkaraka, Khandana.

Starts with: Shatkarakakhandanamandana.

Full-text: Karanatva, Apadanatva, Karmatva, Sampradanatva, Adhikaranatva, Kartritva, Karaka, Shatkaraka.

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