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the time of change the SB leaves its own quality or not? As the SB is eternal, the first alternative does not seem to be possible and if the second will be accepted, then, as all the things are engulfed with SB, a dwarf "Vadhira" will be able to listen everything after seeing the things produced from the SB viz. rupa samvedana samaya vadhirasya sabdasamvedana prasañga etc. 26
Like this, the Jainas, studied the philosophy of grammar in general and Bhartrhari especially and rejected the view that the world is produced from the SB, which is eternal and the world is engulfed with words. Besides, they reject the theories like knowledge in general is sabdānuviddha, there is eternal relation between sabda and artha etc. These kinds of studies among the Jainas had taken place in between 9th century A.D. to 19th century A.D. The Jainas not only studied the philosophical side of the sanskrit grammar, but they also prepared their own treatises on the word-formation, some of the works are critically edited and published, but many works are still in manuscript forms.
26. The Sammatitarkap panatika, p. 381.
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