Vakyapadiya
work by Bhartrihari
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discussed in biography
- In Bhartrihari
…and poet-grammarian, author of the Vakyapadiya (“Words in a Sentence”), on the philosophy of language according to the shabdadvaita (“word nondualism”) school of Indian philosophy.
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Indian philosophy
- In Indian philosophy: The linguistic philosophies: Bhartrihari and Mandana-Mishra
…of this school is Bhartrihari’s Vakyapadiya. Mandana’s chief works are Brahma-siddhi (“Establishment of Brahman”), Sphota-siddhi (“Establishment of Word Essence”), and Vidhiviveka (“Inquiry into the Nature of Injunctions”).
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