Vasishtha
Vāsiṣṭhī Śikṣā (treatise on Vedic phonetics)
Traditional attribution
Vāsiṣṭhī Śikṣā (treatise on Vedic phonetics)
वासिष्ठी शिक्षा (Vāsiṣṭhī Śikṣā)
A short manual on the correct pronunciation of a Vedic text: the articulation of sounds, accentuation and recitation. It belongs to the śikṣā genre, which fixed phonetics to preserve the efficacy of the ritual word transmitted by memory.
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Authorship note
A treatise on phonetics (śikṣā), one of the auxiliary sciences of the Veda, ascribed to Vasiṣṭha by its title. Traditional attribution, date unknown.
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Sources
- Wikisource en sánscrito: «वासिष्ठधर्मशास्त्रम्» (texto del Vasiṣṭha Dharmasūtra) y relación de textos atribuidos a Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha Smṛti, Vāsiṣṭhī Śikṣā, Vasiṣṭha Dhanurveda Saṃhitā).
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