| gen. | śтbda | шабда (Śábda is the Sanskrit word for "speech sound". In Sanskrit grammar, the term refers to an utterance in the sense of linguistic performance. In classical Indian philosophy of language, the grammarian Katyayana stated that shabda ("speech") is eternal (nitya), as is artha "meaning", and that they share a mutual co-relation. According to Patanjali, the permanent aspect of shabda is spho?a ("meaning"), while dhvani ("sound, acoustics") is ephemeral to shabda.  wikipedia.org Alexander Demidov) |
