Vyakarana Mahabhasya of Patanjali

Thompson, Stephen Peter (Hrsg./Übers.):
Vyākaraṇa Mahābhāṣya of Patañjali on Pāṇini 3.1 : (Āhnikas 1 to 6) / text, transl. with introd. and technical notes by Stephen Peter Thompson. - Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass, 2010. - xix, 659 S.
ISBN 978-81-208-3444-6
Rs. 1500,00
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US$ 84,60 (Bagchee)
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Beschreibung
At the heart of Pāṇini's great Aṣṭādhyāyī lies the concept of pratyaya, being by far the largest adhikāra sūtra, governing the three central adhyāyas of the Aṣṭādhyāyī and virtually half the sūtras. This in itself bears witness to the importance of the concept in language. Indeed it has been said that to understand the Word, one needs first to understand the relation between the stem which is known and pratyaya which is unknown but joins the stem to bring forth the meaning of the whole Word.
   This book contains a comprehensive treatment of pratyaya including its etymology, pre-Pāṇinian and post-Pāṇinian attestations, and a thorough analysis of different categories of Pratyayas in the Aṣṭādhyāyī. The translation of the six Āhnikas of the Bhāṣya which cover the first section of the third chapter is more literal and faithful to the text. Dr. Thompson has added critical notes which are very useful to understand the text and its context. At the end there is an attempt to uplift the linguistic notion of pratyaya to a higher spiritual level. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
PART 1: GENERAL INTRODUCTION
   A. The concept of pratyaya
   B. Uses of the pratyaya in Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhyāyī
   C. Nine major types of pratyaya
PART 2: TEXT AND TRANSLATION
   A note on the translation
   The Sanskrit text and the English translation of the Vyākaraṇa Mahābhāṣya by Patañjali on 3.1
PART 3: APPENDIX
   Technical notes
   Summary
   Conclusion
   Precis of Mahābhāṣya

Quellen: Motilal Banarsidass; D.K. Agencies; Bagchee; WorldCat