Śabda vidyā

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śabda vidyā (T. sgra rig pa སྒྲ་རིག་པ་; C. shēng-míng 聲明). Translated as "science of grammar," "science of grammar and philology," "science of grammar and composition," "study of language," etc.[1][2] One of the "five sciences" (pañcavidyā) of ancient India.

The Śabdavidyā-śāstra (聲明論) is a treatise on words and their meanings.[2]

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