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==Types of Shabda== | ==Types of Shabda== | ||
The shabda is a collection of syllables (varna). It is of four types: | The shabda is a collection of syllables (varna). It is of four types: Observable, visible facts (drishtartha), unobservable (adrishtartha), factual or truth (satya) and false, nonfactual (asatya).[Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/38] These can be understood as: | ||
a) Drishtartha shabda: Observable phenomena like [[dosha]] vitiation due to three [[dosha]] and alleviation of [[dosha]] with the shadvidha upakrama. | a) Drishtartha shabda: Observable phenomena like [[dosha]] vitiation due to three [[dosha]] and alleviation of [[dosha]] with the six major therapies (shadvidha upakrama). | ||
b) Adrishtartha shabda: These are phenomena that cannot be observed or perceived like emancipation (moksha, pretyabhava). | b) Adrishtartha shabda: These are phenomena that cannot be observed or perceived like emancipation (moksha, pretyabhava). | ||