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SUMMARY:Symposium On Yāskācārya's Nirukta
DESCRIPTION:INDICA’s Center for Bhasha Studies (CBS) invites you to an online symposium on Yāskācārya’s Nirukta on Sunday\, July 2nd\, 2023\, from 4:00 to 7:30 PM IST. \nThe Nirukta is one of the six Vedāṅga-s\, or auxiliary disciplines of the Vedas. It is considered the “ear of the Vedapuruṣa\,” (Sarasvati\, 2008\, p. 345) or an essential text for understanding the Vedas. Attributed to Yāskācārya\, a Ṛṣi who has been called “the first etymologist of the world\,” (Mishra\, 2022\, p. 234) the Nirukta is a commentary on the Nighaṇṭu\, a compilation of Vedic words. \nThe Nirukta is the earliest surviving work of its kind\, and it aims to decipher the meaning of Vedic passages through etymological analysis of words\, keeping in mind the context of the Vedic texts. In his introduction to Nirukta published over a 100 years ago\, Lakshman Sarup—the first person to submit a DPhil thesis at Oxford—elaborated\, in substantial detail\, on Yāska’s contribution to etymology\, philology\, and semantics. Sarup observed that Yāska was “the first writer on etymology” (Sarup\, 1920\, p. 56) and “the first to treat it as a science by itself.” (ibid.) He also noted that some of Yāska’s arguments about words were “strikingly modern.”  (Sarup\, 1920\, p. 65) \nDavid Zilberman has rightly called the Nirukta a “polythematic” (Zilberman\, 1988\, p. 90) text\, meaning that it covers a wide range of topics related to language and meaning. It is a profound and important work\, and despite being “… the world’s first text of interpretation…”  (Kapoor\, 2013\, p. 94)\, it appears to not be as well-known (Poll) as it should be. This symposium aims to contribute to addressing this lack of awareness. \nJoin us on Sunday\, July 2nd\, 2023\, from 4:00 to 7:30 PM IST to delve into the profound insights of Yāskācārya’s Nirukta. \nReferences: \nKapoor\, K. (2013). Conceptualizing India—The Given and the Borrowed. In A. N. Balslev (Ed.)\, On India: Self-image and Counter-image. Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd. Delhi.  \nMishra\, S. (2022). The Rishi Tradition of Bhārat. Subbu Publications. Bengaluru. \nSaraswati\, C. (2008). Hindu Dharma : The Universal Way Of Life. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Mumbai. \nSarup\, L. (1920). THE NIGHAṆṬU AND THE NIRUKTA: The oldest Indian treatise on Etymology\, Philology and Semantics [INTRODUCTION]. London. https://archive.org/details/nighantuniruktao01saru/mode/2up  \nZilberman\, D. B. (1988). The Birth of meaning in Hindu thought (R. S. Cohen\, Ed.). Reidel. \n***SCHEDULE*** \n\n\n\n\n1\nMegh Kalyanasundaram\nDirector-Special Projects\, INDICA\nInvocation And Symposium Overview\n4:00 PM\n\n\n2\nProf. Gauri Mahulikar\nAcademic Director of Chinmaya International Foundation\, Ernakulam\, Kerala\nStudy Of Some Homonyms In Nirukta (In The Light Of Durgacharya’s Commentary)\n4:15 PM\n\n\n3\nDr. Vasantkumar M. Bhatt\nProfessor (Retd.)\, Sanskrit Scholar\, Author\, and Manuscriptologist; Retired in 2015 as Director of the School of Languages\, Gujarat University\,\nAhmedabad\nInsights About And From The Nighaṇṭu And The Nirukta\n5:00 PM\n\n\n4\nDr. Korada Subrahmanyam\nSanskrit Grammarian & Scholar\, Professor (Retd.)\nNiruktam Is The Tail End Of Vyakaranam\n5:45 PM\n\n\n5\nMegh Kalyanasundaram\nDirector-Special Projects\, INDICA\nBeyond Etymology: Nirukta’s Significance For Global Histories Of Science\, Technology And Indian History Of Writing & Knowledge Systems\n6:30 PM\n\n\n6\nDr. Nagaraj Paturi\nSenior Director & Chief Curator\, INDICA\nMultiple Levels Of Meaning\, Nirukta’s Lessons For Contemporary Lexicography\n7:00 PM\n\n\n\n 
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