| '''Aapta:''' Aapta as one disseminating authentic knowledge (yathartha vakta).[Tarkasangraha]<ref name=Tarka>Annambhata, Tarkasangraha, Shabdapariccheda, edited by satkarisharma vangi, published by chaukhamba Sanskrit sansthan , Varanasi , page no.65</ref> Aapta is a fit credible, authoritative person. It is also referred to guarantee, warrantee, clever, trustworthy, fit exact, credential individual. [Monnier Williams dictionary]<ref name=Monnier>MW Cologne Scan [Internet]. [cited 2022 Jan 20]. Available from: https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/csl-apidev/servepdf.php?dict=MW&page=142</ref> | | '''Aapta:''' Aapta as one disseminating authentic knowledge (yathartha vakta).[Tarkasangraha]<ref name=Tarka>Annambhata, Tarkasangraha, Shabdapariccheda, edited by satkarisharma vangi, published by chaukhamba Sanskrit sansthan , Varanasi , page no.65</ref> Aapta is a fit credible, authoritative person. It is also referred to guarantee, warrantee, clever, trustworthy, fit exact, credential individual. [Monnier Williams dictionary]<ref name=Monnier>MW Cologne Scan [Internet]. [cited 2022 Jan 20]. Available from: https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/csl-apidev/servepdf.php?dict=MW&page=142</ref> |
− | '''Upadesha:''' It refers to the teachings and instructions put-forth by learned authority. It literally means to instruct, specify, teach, inform, advice or to point out. [Monnier Williams dictionary]<ref>MW Cologne Scan [Internet]. [cited 2022 Jan 24]. Available from: https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/csl-apidev/servepdf.php?dict=mw&page=0199</ref> | + | '''Upadesha:''' It refers to the teachings and instructions put-forth by learned authority. It literally means to instruct, specify, teach, inform, advice or to point out. [Monnier Williams dictionary p.199]<ref name=Monnier> |
− | '''Aagama:''' The term aagama denotes acquisition of knowledge, traditional doctrine, percept.[Monnier Williams dictionary]<ref>MW Cologne Scan [Internet]. [cited 2022 Jan 20]. Available from: https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/csl-apidev/servepdf.php?dict=MW&page=129</ref> | + | '''Aagama:''' The term aagama denotes acquisition of knowledge, traditional doctrine, percept.[Monnier Williams dictionary p.129]<ref name=Monnier> |
− | '''Shabda:''' Upadesha (instructions) of learned are termed as ‘shabda’. [Nyayavartika],<ref>Vachaspati, Nyayavartika Teeka on Nyaya, Prathamadhyaya, Shabdalakshana, Shloka 7, printed published and sold by Jayakrishnadas haridas gupta, chaukhamba Sanskrit series office, Varanasi, page no. 200</ref>[Tarkasangraha]<ref name=Tarka/> The term that can be read and spoken is termed as ‘shabda’.[Amarkosha]<ref>Amarsinha, Amarkosha, Prathama Kanda, Shabdadi Varga, 2nd Shloka, edited by hargovinda sharma, published by chaukhamba Sanskrit sansthan, Varanasi, page no. 81</ref> | + | '''Shabda:''' Upadesha (instructions) of learned are termed as ‘shabda’. [Nyayavartika],<ref>Vachaspati, Nyayavartika Teeka on Nyaya, Prathamadhyaya, Shabdalakshana, Shloka 7, printed published and sold by Jayakrishnadas haridas gupta, chaukhamba Sanskrit series office, Varanasi, page no. 200</ref>[Tarkasangraha]<ref name=Tarka/> The term that can be read and spoken is termed as ‘shabda’.[Amarkosha]<ref>Amarsinha, Amarkosha, Prathama Kanda, Shabdadi Varga, 2nd Shloka, edited by hargovinda sharma, published by chaukhamba Sanskrit sansthan, Varanasi, page no. 81</ref> |