Introduction Text, Commentary, and Contents Basic Concepts (a) akhyata (b) Effort (yatna,prayatna) (c) The signifying function ( vrtti) (d) Verbal understanding (sabdabodha, sabdajnana) (e) Meaning (artha) A Translation with Annotation of the Akhyatavada of the Tattvacintamani F. The Grammarians' Refutation to the Nyaya View G. The Nyaya Response to the Grammarians' View BIBLIOGRAPHY