IMPORTANCE OF TEXTUAL TOOLS IN UNDERSTANDING TREATISE
*Vd. Jyoti Sihag and Dr. Sandeep Bhagat
Abstract
Samhitas are famous as one of the remarkable accomplishment of
ancient Indian science having specific writing pattern showing
historical aspect of that time. Though original texts are available in
Sanskrit, indicating every word formed according to accurate rules. So
knowledge of Sanskrit should be must to garner the meaning of word.
Author of any scientific treatise have its own concise explanation of a
grammatical aphorism. As regard Charaka his language is more
archaic than that of Susruta. Tantarkara uses various texual devices to
decorate and illuminate the text. The purpose behind using these is to
give vast knowledge in a special way some subjects described in
Samhitas are sometimes not elaborately explained, some are having
hidden meanings, some are only mentioned. To understand these deep routed verses .In order
to understand these subjects of Samhita these decorative textual device became valuable tools
like Tantra Yukti, Tantrguna, Kalpana, Arthasharya, Tacchilaya. Nyaya etc. The need is to
have the knowledge of these tools and ability to apply them.
Keywords: Samhita, Tantra Yukti, Tantrguna, Kalpana, Arthasharya, Tacchilaya. Nyaya.
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