
HPI 25 - Communication Breakdown - Bhartrihari on Language
History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China
00:00
Batsuhari's View on Language
Batsuhari says language in the mind gives rise to expressed language like one fire kindling another. He also uses technical terms, whose significance is not immediately obvious. Roughly, Śfota is the inner meaning of language, while the language used to represent this meaning is Śabda.
Transcript
Play full episode