The Wealth of Indian Alchemy and Its Medicinal Uses
author: B. Mukherji
edition: 1998, Sri Satguru Publications
pages: 741
ISBN-10: 8170305829
ISBN-13: 9788170305828
Topic: Rasashastra
Chapter 7 - Definitions
This page describes Definitions which is the seventh chapter located on pages 106-113 in the book The wealth of Indian alchemy composed by B. Mukherji. This book is a compendium of medicinal practices related to Indian alchemy, a branch of Ayurveda known as Rasashastra. It deals with topics such as purification of metals, minerals and previous stones. 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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Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali [by Ganganatha Jha]
And these subdivisions are mentioned separately, only with a view to restricting the mention of these, and also for the purpose of the patting forward of the definition of each of these subdivisions. (5) When the things have been subdivided, then we have the particular definition of each of these; otherwise such definitions would be wholly devoid of their objectives. Thus then, we have found that Substances have been mentioned in the Sutra—‘Substance Quality &c. &c....
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari [by K. A. Subramania Iyer]
definition of a sentence, there would be nighata in hara in the sentence quoted above and that is not desired. So here the two definitions do not tally. In nadyas tishthati kule, they do. ] The Mimamsaka definition is now referred to....
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Vakyapadiya (study of the concept of Sentence) [by Sarath P. Nath]
Though Jaimini coined this definition for explaining the Vedic sentences, it is capable of much more extended application. Bhartrihari reiterates this as one of the well-known definitions of sentence. sakankshavayavam bhede paranakankshashabdakam karmapradhanam gunavadekartham vakyamishyate. —(Vakyapadiya, 2. 4) Kumarila also sets forth the same view that sentence is a group of words....
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