Sambodhi 2010 Vol 33

Author(s): J B Shah, K M patel
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Pramba Shree Yogamaya
SAMBODHI
1.1.1 The knowledge of grammar: -
According to Yaska Niruktam is the complement of Vyakaranam. Grammar gives the derivation of words through the roots, affixes or suffixes, infixes, prefixes, augments etc. And then Niruktam makes clear the meaning of the word. For this it is described by the Niruktakāra that one should practise grammar properly before going to study the Niruktam in proper way. 1.1.2 The Inquisitiveness: -
Coming to the teacher with humbleness, faith and inquisitiveness are such qualities that lack of which a person expert in grammar and with extraordinary talent may not be successful in knowing the scripture of etymology. Because he may only indulge himself to show his knowledge to others without sraddhā and jijñāsā to acquire more. Inquisitiveness makes a man humble. So he or she makes himself or herself a disciple or student and goes to a guru or teacher to receive knowledge. 1.1.3 The capability to acquire the knowledge:
'idamvidatā' means the capability or potentiality to understand this Niruktam. Each and every human being has different degree of interest and capability for a particular thing (here the śāstra). It is not necessary that a competent person in one field should be expert in another field of knowledge. For this only here the word 'idamvid' is used to differentiate the students of Niruktam with this quality. So those who have not this quality he is ‘anidamvid'.
Yāska has also forbidden that the teacher should not deliver his knowledge for the above three viz. 'avaiyākarana', 'anupasanna' and 'anidaṁvid' because eternal indeed is the scorn of the ignorant for knowledge. 10
First describing the disqualifiers Yāska describes the adhikārins next. By negating anadhikarins we can say that vaiyākaranas, upasannas and idamvidah are the qualifiers. 1.2.0 The Qualifiers according to Yaska :
Yāska very clearly says that the teacher should explain the knowledge of etymology to a residential pupil, otherwise we can say a pupil who comes to the teacher with humbleness and inquisitiveness(upasanna) or to one who is capable of knowing the śāstra or to the intelligent and the diligent. 11