Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.t4: Other Knowledge Texts

Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.t4

Language: English

Other Knowledge Texts

c6.s5.t4.1

*Mahābhāṣya* of Patañjali reflects the maturity and growth of *vāda* traditions. It also uses several technical terms related to the theory of *vāda*, viz. — *anaikāntika* (inconclusive), *itaretarāśraya* and *anyonyasaṁśaya* (mutual dependence), *atiprasaṅga* (over-application), *lāghava* (parsimony), *ubhayataḥ pāśā rajjuḥ* (dilemma), etc.⁹⁶

c6.s5.t4.2

*Kāmasūtra* of Vātsyāyana (around second century bce) is also structured on these very lines; it cites several views on any issue and then presents a resolution.

Linked texts (1)

Kāmasūtra — Vātsyāyana Mallanāga, Sanskrit