Sphotavada, Sphoṭavāda: 3 definitions
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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarSphoṭavāda (स्फोटवाद).—A general name given to treatises discussing the nature of Sphota written by the Vaiyakaranas who defend and establish the theory of Sphota and by the Naiyayikas who criticise the theory. Famous among these works are (1) स्फोटवाद (sphoṭavāda) by a stalwart Grammarian Kondabhatta, the author of the Vaiyakaramabhusana and (2) स्फोटवाद (sphoṭavāda) by NageSa, the reputed grammarian of the eighteenth century.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Sphoṭavāda (स्फोटवाद) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Rādh. 10. Sb. 454.
—by Kauṇḍabhaṭṭa. Peters. 1, 121.
—by Nāgojī. L. 1880. Oppert. Ii, 2119. Rice. 26.
2) Sphoṭavāda (स्फोटवाद):—Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 111. Stein 51 (?). inc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySphoṭavāda (स्फोटवाद):—[=sphoṭa-vāda] [from sphoṭa > sphuṭ] m. Name of various works (on the above Sphoṭa of [philosophy])
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sphota, Vada, Vata.
Full-text: Konda bhatta, Kondabhatta, Vacaspati-mishra, Nagesha bhatta, Nagoji bhatta, Sphota.
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