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Meanings of ca 'and' in the lexicographical tradition: beyond Patañjali

Abstract:: While the four-fold definition of the meaning of ca ‘and’ developed within the grammatical tradition of vyākaraṇa had, and still has, wide currency, more extensive inventories of meanings are attributed to ca in the lexicographical (kośa) tradition, particularly from the twelfth century on. In this paper we review the grammatical tradition’s four-fold approach to the meaning of ca, and then contrast this with what is found in the kośa tradition.

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Benson, J. W., Lowe, J. J., Molina-Munoz, A., & Shen, Y. (2025). Meanings of ca 'and' in the lexicographical tradition: beyond Patañjali. Indo-Iranian Journal, 68(3), 255–303.

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Benson, JW, et al. “Meanings of Ca 'and' in the Lexicographical Tradition: beyond Patañjali.” Indo-Iranian Journal, vol. 68, no. 3, 2025, pp. 255–303.

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Benson, JW, JJ Lowe, A Molina-Munoz, and Y Shen. 2025. “Meanings of Ca 'and' in the Lexicographical Tradition: beyond Patañjali.” Indo-Iranian Journal 68 (3): 255–303.
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+ Benson, JW More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Sub department:: Oriental Studies Faculty
Oxford college:: Wolfson College
Role:: Author

+ Lowe, JJ More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Sub department:: Oriental Studies Faculty
Oxford college:: Wolfson College
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0003-0131-1575

+ Molina-Munoz, A More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Sub department:: Oriental Studies Faculty
Role:: Author

+ Shen, Y More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Role:: Author

+ European Research Council More from this funder

Funder identifier:: https://ror.org/0472cxd90
Grant:: 851990

Publisher:: Brill Academic Publishers
Journal:: Indo-Iranian Journal More from this journal
Volume:: 68
Issue:: 3
Pages:: 255–303
Publication date:: 2025-11-04
Acceptance date:: 2025-07-08
DOI:: 10.1163/15728536-06803004
EISSN:: 1572-8536
ISSN:: 0019-7246

Language:: English
Keywords:: Sanskrit lexicography

kośa

vyākaraṇa

grammar

coordination

conjunction
Pubs id:: 2287073
Local pid:: pubs:2287073
Deposit date:: 2025-10-08
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_a24c8858db064a9b98b9c1a7757951d1

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Copyright date:: 2025
Rights statement:: © Benson et al 2025. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the cc by 4.0 license.

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