Since the time of the Upanishads, the Indian tradition of semantic elucidation
known as nirvacana analysis has been a powerful tool in the interpretation of
Sanskrit texts. By drawing on the appropriate literature and deploying the model
provided by the tradition itself, the author explains how it was used and why it
became so significant. The book will be an important reference tool for students
of Sanskrit and Indian studies, as well as to those in the field of indigenous
Indian linguistics.