Madhuvidya

SR No.: 006525
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: S D Laddu, T N Dharmadhikari, Madhvi Kolhatkar, Pratibha Pingle
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 2001
Total Pages: 762
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Literature, & Philosophy
File Size: 17 MB

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and says that it indicates that these roots had not gone out of use in the days of Ysaka and hence he could not be considered to be very far removed from the Vedic age. One may point out that the use of the Vedic roots by Yiska for the derivation of the Vedic words (bhara 'battle') is quite normal. His using them further for the derivation of words current in later times (broty. garbha) only exemplifies his dictum athāpi naigamebhyo (dhātubhyo) bhaşikah (kyto bhāṣyante) 2.2).
REVIEWS AND NOTICES
The author's conclusion (pp. 432-434) that in the days of Yaska the vowel was pronounced almost like u is not likely to carry conviction. The examples listed by him for this do not point in that direction. To take only one case, if Yäska derives muhurta <muhur ytu, it does not mean that he has in view muhurulu > muhurta; it only means that according to him. muhurta muhur + Vr.
The author often cites the views of other scholars, ancient and modern, while discussing many difficult points in the text. At times, however, he has failed to do so. A few of these omissions may be pointed out. While referring to the view of Audumbarayana (p. 109, 113), it would have been good to look to the interpretation of this passage by Brough (1952). Similarly while discussing the definitions of akhyāta (p. 120), the author could have referred to K. Kunjunni Raja's article (1957). Some of the words and passages from the Nirukta discussed by the author have also been dealt with by the Reviewer (Mehendale 1965). On pravahhitam (p. 291, fn. 1) the author inadvertently forgets to mention the view of Skanda-Maheśvara on this word.
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Renou, Louis 1942. Terminologie grammaticale du Sanskrite. Paris. K. K. Raja 1957. Yaska's definitions of the 'verb' and the 'noun.
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