Essay name: Mimamsa in Medhatithi (study)
Author:
A. R. Joshi
Affiliation: University of Mumbai / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies the philosophy of Mimamsa as found in Medhatithi’s commentary on the Manu Smriti.
Part 3.17 - Punarvacana
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Thus according to Medhātithi repetition of word Upasprsya is meaningful
Sequence
and it shows the immediate secrevence as its purpose. Medhätithi also
1 understands II.53 as a case of Anuvada in interpreting the expression
'Nityam' in the first line and 'Samyag' in second line.
2 (Kulluka however, treats this as case of Anuvads whose purpose is to
lay down the subsidiary act (Gunavidhi).From this it is evident that he
differs førom Medhātithi in Minansa technical terms and also holds that
the Anuvada is also purposeful. Possibly in this respect his approach to
the term Anuvada is in agreement with the view point of writers on
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Nyāyasastra and Alankara-sastra).
1. अत्र द्विजग्रहणं भोक्तृमात्रधर्मार्थं चाहुः नित्यग्रहणं चानुवादम्।
[atra dvijagrahaṇaṃ bhoktṛmātradharmārthaṃ cāhuḥ nityagrahaṇaṃ cānuvādam|
] MS VOLI P-2017.
2. निवेद्य गुरवेऽश्नीयादाचम्येति यद्यपि भोजनात्प्रागाचमनं विहितं
तथाप्यदिः खानि च संस्पृशेदिति गुणविधानार्थोऽनुवादः
[nivedya gurave'śnīyādācamyeti yadyapi bhojanātprāgācamanaṃ vihitaṃ
tathāpyadiḥ khāni ca saṃspṛśediti guṇavidhānārtho'nuvādaḥ
] MS VOLI P-248
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अनर्थकोऽभ्यासः पुनरुक्तम् | अर्थवानभ्यासेोऽनुवादः ।
न्यायसूत्र [anarthako'bhyāsaḥ punaruktam | arthavānabhyāseो'nuvādaḥ |
nyāyasūtra ] 11-160
P-120
CGanganath Tha's edition 1939)
शब्दार्थस्य च पुनर्वचनमनुवादातिरिक्त विषये दोषः ।
सजीवनी अलंकार सर्वस्व [śabdārthasya ca punarvacanamanuvādātirikta viṣaye doṣaḥ |
sajīvanī alaṃkāra sarvasva ] P-34