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and expectancy, the words ātmā and artha are to be construed respectively with ākānkṣā and yogyatā respectively.
tatrākānkṣā-yogyatayor ātmārtha-dharmat ve pi padoccayat dharmatvam upacārāt (Vṛtti under SD. II.1).
Although expectancy is a property of the soul and compatibility is an attribute of things, both of them are spoken of in the text as the properties of a collection of words in a secondary sense. (Kane, SD. p. 35)
Ākānṣā literally means 'a desire to know'. Desire does not inhibit in the words. nor in the sense. Desire is the property of the listener. So ākānṣā is ātmadharmo. yogyatā really subsists in the thing as signified by the words. Words and things are closely connected. Asatti is an attribute of words when one utters the words in juxtaposition. the meaning is conveyed.
Having defined a sentence which is a collection of words, it is now time to define a word.
varṇāḥ padam prayogārhān anvitaikārtha-bodhakāḥ
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a word means letters so combined as to be suited for use, not in logical connection, conveying a meaning and only one meaning.'
The use of the word prayogarhā snited for use' means that the crude form of a word (prātipadika) is not regarded as a word. Unless the words are inflected, they are not considered word to be used in a sentence.
The words 'not in logical connection' means that the combination of letters are not logically connected though the combination of letters gives the meaning of words logically.
Having defined a word as ‘combination of words conveying a sense', it is now necessary to know the nature of meaning of a word. As far as the semantics of a word is concerned, the meaning of a word can be basically divided into three categories. They are:
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