The revival of Sphoṭa in early modern Benares: Śeṣakṛṣṇa's Sphoṭatattvanirūpaṇa
<p>This thesis examines the revival of the <em>sphoṭa</em> doctrine in early modern Benares and &Sacute;eṣakṛṣṇa's <em>Sphoṭatattvanir&umacr;paṇa</em> as an influential work in that revival. The <em>sphoṭa</em> doctrine is the richest co...
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| description | <p>This thesis examines the revival of the <em>sphoṭa</em> doctrine in early modern Benares and &Sacute;eṣakṛṣṇa's <em>Sphoṭatattvanir&umacr;paṇa</em> as an influential work in that revival. The <em>sphoṭa</em> doctrine is the richest contribution of the grammarians to the philosophy of language, but its semantic significance was not highlighted until late, because its theological implication was stronger. &Sacute;eṣakṛṣṇa was a renowned Sanskrit grammarian who flourished in sixteenth-century Benares. He also wrote poetry and Dharma&sacute;āstric works, and played an important role as a juridical authority. Despite his illustrious career, &Sacute;eṣakṛṣṇa encountered criticism for his works from contemporary critics. The only work he wrote solely on the philosophy of language was the <em>Sphoṭatattvanir&umacr;paṇa</em>. As the first discrete work on <em>sphoṭa</em> by a grammarian, the <em>Sphoṭatattvanir&umacr;paṇa</em> represented an important landmark in the later expositions of the doctrine of <em>sphoṭa</em> particularly because it renewed the later grammarians' interest in <em>sphoṭa</em>, which then resulted in a series of individual works of a similar sort. The revival of the <em>sphoṭa</em> doctrine in early modern Benares coincided with that of the philosophy of language, which was caused by a number of social and intellectual factors in different proportions and phases. &Sacute;eṣakṛṣṇa's <em>Sphoṭatattvanir&umacr;paṇa</em> emerged on the eve of that revival, and can be recognized as a pioneer work in terms of its revitalization of the grammarians' interpretation of <em>sphoṭa</em> after a period of dormancy, and its influence on later works on <em>sphoṭa</em>.</p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:39f21276-bd98-4a20-94f1-383b49194bf32022-03-26T13:58:36ZThe revival of Sphoṭa in early modern Benares: Śeṣakṛṣṇa's SphoṭatattvanirūpaṇaThesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_db06uuid:39f21276-bd98-4a20-94f1-383b49194bf3SphotaSanskrit language--GrammarPhilosophy of LanguageEarly Modern IndiaEnglishORA Deposit2015Seneviratne, RSeneviratne, RBenson, JMinkowski, CKahrs, E<p>This thesis examines the revival of the <em>sphoṭa</em> doctrine in early modern Benares and &Sacute;eṣakṛṣṇa's <em>Sphoṭatattvanir&umacr;paṇa</em> as an influential work in that revival. The <em>sphoṭa</em> doctrine is the richest contribution of the grammarians to the philosophy of language, but its semantic significance was not highlighted until late, because its theological implication was stronger. &Sacute;eṣakṛṣṇa was a renowned Sanskrit grammarian who flourished in sixteenth-century Benares. He also wrote poetry and Dharma&sacute;āstric works, and played an important role as a juridical authority. Despite his illustrious career, &Sacute;eṣakṛṣṇa encountered criticism for his works from contemporary critics. The only work he wrote solely on the philosophy of language was the <em>Sphoṭatattvanir&umacr;paṇa</em>. As the first discrete work on <em>sphoṭa</em> by a grammarian, the <em>Sphoṭatattvanir&umacr;paṇa</em> represented an important landmark in the later expositions of the doctrine of <em>sphoṭa</em> particularly because it renewed the later grammarians' interest in <em>sphoṭa</em>, which then resulted in a series of individual works of a similar sort. The revival of the <em>sphoṭa</em> doctrine in early modern Benares coincided with that of the philosophy of language, which was caused by a number of social and intellectual factors in different proportions and phases. &Sacute;eṣakṛṣṇa's <em>Sphoṭatattvanir&umacr;paṇa</em> emerged on the eve of that revival, and can be recognized as a pioneer work in terms of its revitalization of the grammarians' interpretation of <em>sphoṭa</em> after a period of dormancy, and its influence on later works on <em>sphoṭa</em>.</p> |
| spellingShingle | Sphota Sanskrit language--Grammar Philosophy of Language Early Modern India Seneviratne, R The revival of Sphoṭa in early modern Benares: Śeṣakṛṣṇa's Sphoṭatattvanirūpaṇa |
| title | The revival of Sphoṭa in early modern Benares: Śeṣakṛṣṇa's Sphoṭatattvanirūpaṇa |
| title_full | The revival of Sphoṭa in early modern Benares: Śeṣakṛṣṇa's Sphoṭatattvanirūpaṇa |
| title_fullStr | The revival of Sphoṭa in early modern Benares: Śeṣakṛṣṇa's Sphoṭatattvanirūpaṇa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The revival of Sphoṭa in early modern Benares: Śeṣakṛṣṇa's Sphoṭatattvanirūpaṇa |
| title_short | The revival of Sphoṭa in early modern Benares: Śeṣakṛṣṇa's Sphoṭatattvanirūpaṇa |
| title_sort | revival of sphota in early modern benares sesakrsna s sphotatattvanirupana |
| topic | Sphota Sanskrit language--Grammar Philosophy of Language Early Modern India |
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