An essential component of the domain of nominal or verbal derivation is the understanding of the development of an 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒, a fluid, morphophonemic (Rood- bergen: 2008: 6) element that characterizes the body of a word. At any given time, an 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒 is framed by an affix which influences the structural development of a word form to result in a variation of 􏰕􏰖􏰁, 􏰗􏰘􏰕, suP, or taddhita forms reflect- ed by Pāṇini’s convenient placement of the 􏰙􏰒􏰚􏰛􏰜􏰝 rule A 1.4.13 at the begin- ning of the 􏰀􏰞􏰟􏰝􏰠􏰡􏰢􏰝􏰢􏰣 in a section related to general application across the text (Misra 1966: 22). Contrarily, the 􏰤􏰒􏰖􏰢􏰝􏰗􏰒􏰥􏰒􏰦􏰒􏰙􏰖􏰠􏰠􏰡􏰝􏰧􏰕􏰒􏰗􏰒􏰨􏰩􏰨􏰠􏰣 of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita presents a structural derivational anomaly by highlighting the use of the 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒 􏰙􏰒􏰚􏰛􏰜􏰝 in the nominal 􏰪􏰥􏰒􏰗􏰥􏰖􏰢􏰝 (Bali 1976: 62-64) with the 􏰒􏰠􏰡􏰖􏰗􏰝􏰥􏰒 of A 6.4.1 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒􏰙􏰢􏰒, but neglecting its prominence in the verbal. The 􏰫􏰘􏰕􏰕􏰖 of A 1.4.13 provides examples from both nominal and verbal sections where the 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒 may be inferred in practice but are rarely stated explicitly, hinting at structural and/or conceptual inadequacy in the grammar of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita. Furthermore, when compared to the definition provided by Rāmacandraśeṣa in the 􏰄􏰥􏰒􏰗􏰥􏰖􏰢􏰝􏰗􏰒􏰨􏰩􏰨􏰠􏰣, Dīkṣita’s language is more complicated despite its repu- tation towards the simplification of Pāṇinian grammar. The 􏰄􏰥􏰒􏰗􏰥􏰖􏰢􏰝􏰗􏰒􏰨􏰩􏰨􏰠􏰣’s 􏰄􏰥􏰒􏰙􏰝􏰠􏰒 commentary also presents a more direct, derivation-oriented reason- ing of the 􏰙􏰬􏰕􏰥􏰒 compared to the 􏰎􏰒􏰕􏰕􏰫􏰒􏰭􏰮􏰠􏰡􏰖􏰧􏰣, which is more philosophical in its arguments. The vague approach of Navya Vyākaraṇa regarding the 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒 has also necessitated the use of 􏰒􏰙􏰖􏰠􏰠􏰡􏰒􏰚 􏰭􏰒􏰡􏰖􏰥􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒􏰩 􏰒􏰧􏰕􏰒􏰥􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰯, a 􏰪􏰒􏰥􏰖􏰭􏰡􏰝􏰞􏰝 with historical significance (Wujastyk 1993: 144) which has obtained minimal mention by Dīkṣita. I propose to expand on these observations by exploring the expression of 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒 by Rāmacandraśeṣa and Dīkṣita and the corresponding distortion of the Pāṇinian system through its apparent disregard for the central- ity of this device in the process of derivation.

Creating the body of the word: understanding the aṅga in the prakriyā of the Siddhāntakaumudī and the Prakriyākaumudī

Mittal Trivedi
2023-01-01

Abstract

An essential component of the domain of nominal or verbal derivation is the understanding of the development of an 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒, a fluid, morphophonemic (Rood- bergen: 2008: 6) element that characterizes the body of a word. At any given time, an 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒 is framed by an affix which influences the structural development of a word form to result in a variation of 􏰕􏰖􏰁, 􏰗􏰘􏰕, suP, or taddhita forms reflect- ed by Pāṇini’s convenient placement of the 􏰙􏰒􏰚􏰛􏰜􏰝 rule A 1.4.13 at the begin- ning of the 􏰀􏰞􏰟􏰝􏰠􏰡􏰢􏰝􏰢􏰣 in a section related to general application across the text (Misra 1966: 22). Contrarily, the 􏰤􏰒􏰖􏰢􏰝􏰗􏰒􏰥􏰒􏰦􏰒􏰙􏰖􏰠􏰠􏰡􏰝􏰧􏰕􏰒􏰗􏰒􏰨􏰩􏰨􏰠􏰣 of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita presents a structural derivational anomaly by highlighting the use of the 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒 􏰙􏰒􏰚􏰛􏰜􏰝 in the nominal 􏰪􏰥􏰒􏰗􏰥􏰖􏰢􏰝 (Bali 1976: 62-64) with the 􏰒􏰠􏰡􏰖􏰗􏰝􏰥􏰒 of A 6.4.1 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒􏰙􏰢􏰒, but neglecting its prominence in the verbal. The 􏰫􏰘􏰕􏰕􏰖 of A 1.4.13 provides examples from both nominal and verbal sections where the 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒 may be inferred in practice but are rarely stated explicitly, hinting at structural and/or conceptual inadequacy in the grammar of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita. Furthermore, when compared to the definition provided by Rāmacandraśeṣa in the 􏰄􏰥􏰒􏰗􏰥􏰖􏰢􏰝􏰗􏰒􏰨􏰩􏰨􏰠􏰣, Dīkṣita’s language is more complicated despite its repu- tation towards the simplification of Pāṇinian grammar. The 􏰄􏰥􏰒􏰗􏰥􏰖􏰢􏰝􏰗􏰒􏰨􏰩􏰨􏰠􏰣’s 􏰄􏰥􏰒􏰙􏰝􏰠􏰒 commentary also presents a more direct, derivation-oriented reason- ing of the 􏰙􏰬􏰕􏰥􏰒 compared to the 􏰎􏰒􏰕􏰕􏰫􏰒􏰭􏰮􏰠􏰡􏰖􏰧􏰣, which is more philosophical in its arguments. The vague approach of Navya Vyākaraṇa regarding the 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒 has also necessitated the use of 􏰒􏰙􏰖􏰠􏰠􏰡􏰒􏰚 􏰭􏰒􏰡􏰖􏰥􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒􏰩 􏰒􏰧􏰕􏰒􏰥􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰯, a 􏰪􏰒􏰥􏰖􏰭􏰡􏰝􏰞􏰝 with historical significance (Wujastyk 1993: 144) which has obtained minimal mention by Dīkṣita. I propose to expand on these observations by exploring the expression of 􏰒􏰓􏰔􏰒 by Rāmacandraśeṣa and Dīkṣita and the corresponding distortion of the Pāṇinian system through its apparent disregard for the central- ity of this device in the process of derivation.
2023
Siddhāntakaumudī; Prakriyākaumudī; Navya Vyākaraṇa; Pāṇini Tradition; Sanskrit grammar
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