Return to the subject of traditions

  • Mirena Atanassova Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
Keywords: Bhartrihari, language philosophy, psycholinguistics

Abstract

Bhartrihari is a central figure in the Indian philosophy of language from V century. His text About the Sentences and the Words (Vakyapadia) is considered as a summary of a long tradition in the Indian investigation of language. A poet with the same name lived at the same time. There is no agreement among the investigators if both are the same personality. The main work of Bhartrihari is organized rhythmically. The philosophical ideas of Bhartrihari gravitated toward the Advita Vedanta School and have also some common ground with Buddhism and Kashmir shaivism. Among the main ideas which make the work unique are the untranslatable sphota – the speech in the mind and the understanding the whole meaning of the sentence as an insight or intuition – pratibha.

The text was prepared for translation at the Special Center of Sanskrit Studies in J. Neru University, New Delhi with the help of Dr. Mishra, Prof Kapil Kapur, Dr. Shukla and Sharda in reading and discussing the original text of Bhartrihari. I am deeply grateful to them

Author Biography

Mirena Atanassova, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

References

Според С. Айер те са открити във видоизменен вид в Махабхарата

Ригведа 1, 164, 445.

Терминът граматика на санскрит вякарана означава анализ.

Sruti означава на санскрит чути и се противопоставя на smrti, което означава запомнени. Вторите следват първите в темпорален план и според степента им на святост…

Четвъртата каста в Индия.

References (en)

According to S. Ayer, they were discovered in a modified form in the Mahabharata

Riegweed 1, 164, 445.

The term grammar of Sanskrit refers to analysis.

Sruti means in Sanskrit heard and opposed to death, which means memorized. The second follows the first in a temporal plan and according to their degree of holiness ...

The fourth caste in India.
Published
2013-12-02
How to Cite
Atanassova, M. (2013). Return to the subject of traditions. IDEAS. PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL. SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC ISSUES, (5 (15), 99-105. Retrieved from https://ideas.academyjournal.org/index.php/IDEI/article/view/38
Section
History of Philosophy. Eastern philosophy