Special Isuue: Theory and Method in Indian Intellectual History
關鍵詞
Bhattoji DTksita (late 16th—17th cent.); Nârâyana Bhatta of Melputtur (late 16th—17th cent.); Pâninian grammar; Sanskrit grammarians; History of science; Sociology of science; Pierre Bourdieu
摘要
This paper is devoted to theoretical and methodical considerations on our study and understanding of macroscopic transitions in the world of Sanskrit intellectuals from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century (cf. Pollock, Indian Economic and Social History Review 38(1):3-31, 2001). It is argued that compared to his immediate predecessors Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita's contribution to Prakriyā grammars was modest. It was to a large extent on account of changed circumstances—over the centuries mainly a slow but steady decline—in the position of Sanskrit and the general public's need for a simple definition of authoritatively correct Sanskrit that Bhaṭṭoji's grammar met with success so quickly, so widely, and so solidly.
目次
Abstract 563 Keywords 563 Abbreviations 564 The Remarkable Success of Bhattoji Dîksita's Siddhānta-kaumudi 564 Comparative Qualities of the the Siddhānta-kaumudi 566 How this Success Came About? Towards a Bourdieuian Answer... 568 The Public for Sanskrit Grammars 569 Epilogue 572 Acknowledgements 573 References 573
