शब्दार्थरत्नदिशा पदतत्त्वविमर्शः
(śabdārtharatnadiśā padatattvavimarśaḥ)
 
Dr. Pintu Raul
State Aided College Teacher,
Dept. of Sanskrit, Sitananda College
Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India.
E-mail: raulpintu@gmail.com
 
Abstract: Based on the Padakanda of Taranath Tarkavachaspati’s Shabdartharatna, this research paper discusses the nature of words (padatattva). The Shabdartharatna has two chapters: the Vakyakanda and the Padakanda. In this paper, I have first demonstrated the connection between the Padakanda and the Vakyakanda, then discussed topics such as the origin of letters, the nature of words, the types of words, a proper discussion of their types, and the opinions of scholars on the distinctions among words. Furthermore, a significant discussion has been included on the topic of karmapravachaniya as per Panini’s sutras, the question of whether nipatas (indeclinables) and upasargas (prefixes) are denotative (dyotaka) or significative (vachaka), the flaws and arguments in the significativeness of nipatas, and the views of Bhartrhari on whether nipatas and upasargas are denotative or significative.
Keywords: Karmapravacanīyam, Padam, Nipātaḥ, Upasargāḥ.