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- Read on →: paribhāṣeyam | sā cāniyame niyama-kāriṇī
paribhāṣeyam | sā cāniyame niyama-kāriṇī |
(Vṛtti on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 44)“That which makes a rule where there was no rule—this is a paribhāṣā (general rule).”
- Read on →: nāma-karaṇaṁ sañjñā
nāma-karaṇaṁ sañjñā |
(Vṛtti on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 42)“Sañjñā means assigning a name.”
- Read on →: uktānukta-duruktānāṁ cintā yatra pravartate
uktānukta-duruktānāṁ cintā yatra pravartate |
vākyaṁ tad vārttikaṁ prāhuḥ vārttika-jñā manīṣiṇaḥ ||
(Parāśara Purāṇa)“Wise knowers of a vārttika say a vārttika (gloss) is a statement in which stated, unstated, and poorly stated thoughts [in a text] are brought forth.”
- Read on →: sañjñā ca paribhāṣā ca vidhir niyama eva ca
sañjñā ca paribhāṣā ca vidhir niyama eva ca |
atideśo’dhikāraś ca ṣaḍ-vidhaṁ sūtra-lakṣaṇam ||
(Vṛtti on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 42)“The categories of sūtras are of six types: sañjñā, paribhāṣā, vidhi, niyama, atideśa, and adhikāra.”
- Read on →: alpākṣaram asandigdhaṁ sāra-vat viśvato-mukham
alpākṣaram asandigdhaṁ sāra-vat viśvato-mukham |
astobham anavadyaṁ ca sūtraṁ sūtra-vido viduḥ ||
(Vāyu Purāṇa; Skanda Purāṇa; Viṣṇu-dharmottara)“Knowers of sūtras know a sūtra (aphorism) to be concise [i.e., of a minimum of letters], unambiguous, substantial [i.e., expressive of the essence of its subject-matter], comprehensive, without any pause [i.e., stoppages or insertions], and irreproachable [i.e., faultless].”
- Read on →: sargabandho mahākāvyam ucyate tasya lakṣaṇam
sargabandho mahākāvyam ucyate tasya lakṣaṇam |
āśīr namaskriyā vastu-nirdeśo vāpi tan-mukham ||
(Kāvyādarśa: 1.14)“That [composition] which is constructed in sections is called a mahākāvya [‘epic poem’]. Its characteristic is that its opening is a blessing (āśīḥ), an offering of obeisance (namaskriyā), or [may also include] a specification of [its] subject-matter.”