Śabdaprāmāṇyam in Śabara and Kumārila: Towards a Study of the Mīmāṃsā Experience of Language

ākṛtiḥ anarthaḥ argument arthaḥ autpattikaḥ sambandhaḥ Bhāṣyakāraḥ Bhāṣyam bhāvanā bhavati cause cognition common connected context Creator defects definite denotation Dharma dhvani-s discussion doctrine dravyam early Mīmāmsā eternality of Sabdaḥ evam existence experience explain expressed fact FRAUWALLNER function gauḥ hearing-organ Hence human discourse human statements Ibid individual infinite regress interpretation jāti jātiḥ jñānam katham known Kumārila language Mahābhāṣya manifestation matter meaningful merely Mīmāmsaka-s nature nimittam object Omniscient padam particular Patanjali perceived perception perishable Philosophy Philosophy of Language possible pramāņam pramāṇatvam prāmāṇyam pratyakṣam pritiḥ process of human produced prove purpose puruṣārthaḥ reality reason refers relationship between word ritual Sabara Sabdaḥ sacrifice sāmānyam ŚBh sentence sentence-meaning sequence Significance speak Sphoṭaḥ Sūtram SV Codanā Svargaḥ syāt syllables tasmād tasya theory thesis thing unchangeably eternal understanding universal uttered vacanam validity varṇa-s Veda vedavacanam vedic statements vidhiḥ Vṛttikāraḥ vyaktiḥ word and meaning word cow word-meanings world-view WZKM yadi yajeta