Author: John Vattanky
Publisher: Sri Satguru Publications
Year: 1995
Language: English
Pages: 562
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8170304350
Description
The muktavali and its commentaries have been the most popular standard work on Navyanyaya. Yet no systematic translation and interpretation of these works are available in any modern language. Though there were some attempts to translate Muktavali, this is the first time that an attempt has been made to translate Dinakari into any modern language, Indian or Western.
This solid introduction addressed to the serious students of Nyaya thought on sabda is lucid and it is intended to give them a first hand knowledte of all the salient features of the Nyaya Philosophy of Language.
Contents
FOREWORD
PREFACE
DEDICATION
ABBREVIATIONS
I. Introduction
II. Analysis of Karikavali, Muktavali and Dinakari-upamanakhanda and sabdakhanda
III. Text, Translation and Interpretation of Karikavali, Muktavali and Dinakari-upamanakhanda
IV. Text, Translation and Interpretation of Karikavali, Muktavali and Dinakari-sabdakhanda
1. Nature of Verbal Knowledge
2. Means of Knowing Denotative Function: Grammar
3. Other Means of Knowing Denotative Function
4. Denotative Function is in the Individual Qualified by Form and Universal
5. Division of Words
6. Implication (laksana)
7. Compounds
8. Causes of Verbal Knowledge: Contiguity (asatti)
9. Semantic Competency (yogyata)
10. Syntactic Expectancy (akanksa)
11. Intention of the Speaker (tatparya)
APPENDIX: COMPARISION AND VERBAL TESTIMONY ARE SEPARATE
MEANS OF VALID KNOWLEDGE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY
INDEX