वितर्कः - Vitarka
About Śabdayoga Blog author Jayaraman Mahadevan वितर्कः - Vitarka Etymology वि + तर्क + घञ् = वितर्कः vi + tarka + ghañ = vitarkaḥ · वि vi is the prefix that may mean both विशेष & विरुद्ध - viśeṣa viruddha - special and also opposite (in the context of the word Vitarka) · Tarka is the root that means भाषा bhāṣā – to speak, to talk · घञ् Ghañ is the suffix that means भाव bhāva – the act. The suffix is added as per the Grammar rule भावे bhāve (aṣṭādhyāyī 3.3.18) Based on the above - the derivate statement would be - विशेषेण तर्क्यते , विरुद्धतया तर्क्यते इति viśeṣeṇa tarkyate, viruddhatayā tarkyate iti - the act of special speech or opposite speech. Lexicon In amarakośa there is no entry of this term. Textual occurrences Yogasūtra ...