A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Gunavada
This page describes Gunavada which is located on page 668 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Gunavada” according to 4 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) [by George Thibaut]
For it is a new injunction because no other injunction is observed, and as the conception of the other stage of life clearly arises from the passage it is impossible to interpret it as a coherent whole by means of the assumption that it is a mere gunavada. The case is analogous to that of the 'carrying.'...
Read full contents: III, 4, 20
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana [by Pratim Bhattacharya]
His theory of ‘gunatmaka ritivada can have its root in Dandin s ‘gunavada while his great emphasis on the role of poetic figures in poetry certainly resonances the idea of Bhamaha in this regard. But in the general treatment of poetic figures Vamana seems to follow a trend or influence yet unknown to us. The origin of his theory regarding the poetic figures is an area of further research and investigation....
Read full contents: Chapter 6 - Conclusion
Mimamsa interpretation of Vedic Injunctions (Vidhi) [by Shreebas Debnath]
These are gunavada, anuvada and bhutarthavada. The previous division was based on the nature of arthavada. The basis of the second classification is whether the actual content of arthavada is contradicted by another means of proof, or is supported by it, or is neither contradicted nor supported. When the content of an arthavada is contradicated by another means of proof, it is designated as gunavada. For example, “adityo yupah” (The sacrificial post is the Sun)....
Read full contents: Chapter 10.1 - Conclusion (categories dependent on injunctions)
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