Literally, DARSHANAM (दर्शनम्) means the instrument for perception (the root DRHSH, which stands for observation – दृ॒शिँर् प्रेक्ष॑णे + the suffix LYUT, which stands for the instrumentation – करणेल्युट्). The word philosophy, which comes from the Greek roots philo – meaning “love” and Sophos – meaning “wisdom” – the love for wisdom – is the study of proper behavior of things.
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There is much misunderstanding about the word Darshanam (दर्शनम्), which is often equated with what is called Indian Philosophy. The word Darshanam (दर्शनम्) literally means the mechanism of observation and has been defined by Panchashikha (पञ्चशिख), a disciple of Kapila and one of the greatest authorities quoted by Vyasa, as: EKAMEVA DARSHANAM. KSHYATIREVA DARSHANAM (एकमेव दर्शनम्। ख्यातिरेव दर्शनम्).
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by Basudeba Mishra न प्राणमन्तरात्मेत्याख्यायते। तत्र वागुपहिता अथ वागेवेदं सर्वम्।यस्मान्न जातः परो अन्यो अस्ति य आविवेश भुवनानि विश्वा।प्रजापतिः प्रजया संरराणस्त्रीणि ज्योतींषि सचते स षोडशी।।शुक्लयजुर्वेद 8-36।। संसार में जो कुछ जातप्रपञ्च है, वह सव जिससे उत्पन्न हुये हैं – विना जिसके सव अनुपपन्न है – वह विश्व के सृष्टब्रह्म है, जिसे अपरब्रह्म भी कहते हैं। जो
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Five Meanings of Veda – Shri Basudeba Mishra The word Veda has five meanings. In the Vedas, each letter or word has specific meaning in a given context and cannot be substituted by another letter or word. Thus, one has to be extremely careful about the meaning of the terms used in the Vedas. Since
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