Jaimini sutra an introduction.
A Sutra ia short, unambiguous, quintessential ,faultless and alround saying in general.Therefore Sutras are written systematically in form of aphorism, that means ,CLUES and were intended to be memory aids.These enabled student to enter into long discussion on any topic with masters in tradition while learning the subject.
The thought is very much condensed , as much as associated knowledge is taken for granted.As a result maximum of thought was compressed in to sutra in as few words as was possible.
Padma Puran is said to have defines sutra,
अल्पाक्षरमसन्दिग्धं सारवद्विश्तोमुखम्।
अस्तोभमनवद्द्यं च सुत्रं सुत्रविदो विदुः॥
alpākṣaramasandigdhaṁ sāravadviaśtomukham |
astobhamanavaddyaṁ ca sutraṁ sutravido viduḥ ||
People learned in sutra literature , say that a sutra should be consise and unambigupos, give essence of the argument on a topic , but at the same time deal with all aspects of a question,be free from repetetion and faultness.
As a result sutra becomes uninteligible and thus become dependent for interpretation by masters in a tradition.
The authors of sutra are usually not the founders of the thought system or knowledge professed by them sutra are coined by other persons understood to be sutra kars.
Subsequently sutras are intrepted by various authorities from time to time and their writings can be classified as Vakyas,Vrittis, Karikas and Bhashyas: each of which is more and more in detail then preceding one.
JAIMINI SUTRA
In Jaimini Sutra , we know Krishamishra wrote Phalaratnamala, which is a exposition of jaimini sutra in form of verses in sanskrit .Similarly his son ,Somnath wrote commentary called kalpalatha.Nrisimhasim Suri has also written exposition in sanskrit verses on jaimini Sutra and many has followed suite.
उपदेश व्याख्यास्यामः॥
upadeśa vyākhyāsyāmaḥ ||
The beginning of jaimini Sutra indicates that focus is on giving updesh ( sermon) after explaning sutra.Jaimini sutra are universal in application and if correctly understood their application is eye opner in interpretation of a chart.
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