Charting ‘Wilderness’ (araṇya) in Brahmanical and Buddhist Texts

IF 0.4 4区社会学 0 ASIAN STUDIES

INDO-IRANIAN JOURNAL Pub Date : 2019-06-12 DOI:10.1163/15728536-06202002

P. Visigalli

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Abstract

The essay demonstrates the longevity and pervasiveness of Indic and Indic-derived etymological analyses (nirvacana) across literary traditions, in Sanskrit, Pāli, and Chinese. To exemplify different indigenous approaches to etymology, the essay explores emic analyses of the word araṇya ‘wilderness’. It traces the analyses found in Chāndogya Upaniṣad (8.5) and in the works of the etymologists (Nirukta) and grammarians (vyākaraṇa; uṇādisūtra). It also considers Paramārtha’s nirvacana-inspired analysis of Chinese alianruo 阿練若 (araṇya), and identifies a similar analysis in Aggavaṃsa’s Saddanīti. The essay shows etymological analyses’ sophistication and variety of purposes.

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婆罗门教和佛教文献中的“荒野”(araṇya)图表

这篇文章展示了印度语和印度语衍生词源分析(nirvacana)在梵语、Pāli和中文文学传统中的长寿和普及。为了举例说明不同的土著词源学方法，本文探讨了araṇya“荒野”一词的主位分析。它追溯了Chāndogya Upaniṣad(8.5)以及词源学家(Nirukta)和语法学家(vyākaraṇa;uṇā说ū交易)。它还考虑了Paramārtha对中国alianuo的涅槃式分析(araṇya)，并在Aggavaṃsa的saddan中发现了类似的分析。这篇文章显示了词源学分析的复杂性和目的的多样性。

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期刊介绍： Indo-Iranian Journal, founded in 1957, focuses on the ancient and medieval languages and cultures of South Asia and of pre-islamic Iran. It publishes articles on Indo-Iranian languages (linguistics and literatures), such as Sanskrit, Avestan, Middle Iranian and Middle & New Indo-Aryan. It publishes specialized research on ancient Iranian religion and the Indian religions, such as the Veda, Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism (including Tibetan). The journal welcomes epigraphical studies as well as general contributions to the understanding of the (pre-modern) history and culture of South Asia. Illustrations are accepted. A substantial part of Indo-Iranian Journal is reserved for reviews of new research.