Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s8: Sandhi: Agreement with Disagreements
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s8
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Sandhi: Agreement with Disagreements
c5.s8.1
*Viśvaguṇādarśacampū* by Veṅkaṭādhvarin is being discussed as a text of *vāda* in the Chap. 6 of this book. *Viśvaguṇādarśacampū* is a work of fiction. The author makes two *gandharvas*, Kṛśānu and Kṛśāśva, debating with each other on merits and demerits of phenomena. During the course of their debate, Veṅkaṭādhvarin gives dramatic directions like *sārdhāṅgīkāram* (accepting half-heartedly). Veṅkaṭādhvarin also introduces the idea of reaching a compromise by way of agreeing to disagree. He calls it *sandhi*. Viśvāvasu after initial disagreement on the discussion about Rāmānuja and his sect, finally says that he would like to enter into a *sandhi* to felicitate Ramānuja’s contribution.⁴⁵
c5.s8.2
In fact, the whole debate between Kṛśānu and Kṛśāśva in *Viśvaguṇādarśacampū* is an example of agreement on the differences.
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- Viśvaguṇādarśacampū — Veṅkaṭādhvarin 1630, Sanskrit