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BANERJEE : ANEKĀNTAVĀDA AND LANGUAGE
In conclusion, we can say that the application of anekanta in language is manifold. It is primarily found in the levels of meaning and in the context of syntax, apart from other grammatical niceties. From the discussion above it is seen that a word or a sentence may possess multi-levels of meaning. The verbal expression may be manifold, indeterminate and relative as the reality is also manifold, indeterminate and relative. As far as meaning is concerned it is inexhaustive as reality itself. The meaning that we fix of a particular word or a sentence depends upon the context and the intention of the speaker and it is all meant for our practical purposes. Syntactically that a sentence may be construed as active or passive or otherwise is all due to multi-structural pattern of a sentence. The manifold grammatical categories are infinite as the expressions of human beings are. Directly or indirectly, the principle of anekanta is inherent in the manifold aspects of language.
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BOOKS CONSULTED
Anekanta-jaya-patākā of Haribhadra Suri-edited by H.R. Kapadia with his own commentary and Municandra Suri's supercommentary, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1947.
Apta-mimamsă of Samantabhadra-edited by Uday Chand Jain with a commentary Tattva-dipikā together with Introduction and translation in Hindi, Shri Ganesh Varņi Digambara Jain Sansthan. Nariya, Varanasi, 1975.
Chakravarti, A.- Pañcāstikaya-sara, edited by A. Chakravarti with Prakrit text, Sanskrit Chāyā, English commentary etc. along with the commentary of Amṛtacandra and various readings, Bharatiya Jñānapīṭha Publication, New Delhi, 1975.
Dhruva, A.D.- Syadvada-mañjari of Mallişeņa with the
