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'''Akāraṇavat''' (Sanskrit: अकारणवत्) is a concept of eternal existence mentioned in the Indian philosophical text Vaisheshika Sutra.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gajendragadkar |first=Veena |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Ka%E1%B9%87%C4%81da_s_Doctrine_of_the_Pad%C4%81rthas_I.html?id=MFIQAQAAIAAJ#Ak%C4%81ra%E1%B9%87avat |title=Kaṇāda's Doctrine of the Padārthas, I.e. the Categories |date=1988 |publisher=Sri Satguru Publications |isbn=978-81-7030-119-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Franco |first=Eli |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Around_Abhinavagupta.html?id=bry0DQAAQBAJ#v=onepage&q=Ak%C4%81ra%E1%B9%87avat&f=false |title=Around Abhinavagupta: Aspects of the Intellectual History of Kashmir from the Ninth to the Eleventh Century |last2=Ratié |first2=Isabelle |date=2016 |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |isbn=978-3-643-90697-7 |language=en}}</ref> According to the concept of akāraṇavat, the eternal is that which is existent and uncaused.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2020-11-19 |title=Sūtra 4.1.1 (The eternal defined) |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/vaisheshika-sutra-commentary/d/doc485806.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> '''Akāraṇavat''' (]: अकारणवत्) is a concept of eternal existence mentioned in the ] text ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gajendragadkar |first=Veena |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Ka%E1%B9%87%C4%81da_s_Doctrine_of_the_Pad%C4%81rthas_I.html?id=MFIQAQAAIAAJ#Ak%C4%81ra%E1%B9%87avat |title=Kaṇāda's Doctrine of the Padārthas, I.e. the Categories |date=1988 |publisher=Sri Satguru Publications |isbn=978-81-7030-119-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Franco |first=Eli |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Around_Abhinavagupta.html?id=bry0DQAAQBAJ#v=onepage&q=Ak%C4%81ra%E1%B9%87avat&f=false |title=Around Abhinavagupta: Aspects of the Intellectual History of Kashmir from the Ninth to the Eleventh Century |last2=Ratié |first2=Isabelle |date=2016 |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |isbn=978-3-643-90697-7 |language=en}}</ref> According to the concept of ''akāraṇavat'', the eternal is that which is existent and uncaused.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2020-11-19 |title=Sūtra 4.1.1 (The eternal defined) |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/vaisheshika-sutra-commentary/d/doc485806.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
Akāraṇavat is a Sanskrit word having two terms ''akāraṇa'' (cause free) and ''vat'' (affix term). The literal meaning of akāraṇa is cause-free. When the affix term vat is added after the word akāraṇa, then the compound term ''akāraṇavat'' takes the form of possessive adjective. Thus the literal meaning of the term ''akāraṇavat'' is being free from causation.

== Description ==
The concept of the Akāraṇavat is mentioned in the fourth chapter of the text Vaisheshika Sutra.<ref name=":0" /> The first verse of the fourth chapter mentioned the concept of the Akāraṇavat for the ultimate atoms (Paramanu). According to ], the ultimate atoms are eternal, uncaused, non-destructive and are inferred from their effects.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Biswas |first=Arun Kumar |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Minerals_and_Metals_in_Ancient_India_Ind.html?id=nFjbAAAAMAAJ#ak%C4%81ra%E1%B9%87avat |title=Minerals and Metals in Ancient India: Indigenous literary evidence |last2=Biswas |first2=Sulekha |date=1996 |publisher=D.K. Printworld |isbn=978-81-246-0048-1 |language=en}}</ref>

{{Quotes|text=॥ सत् अकारणवत् नित्यम् ॥

॥ sat akāraṇavat nityam ॥|author=Maharshi Kanada|title=Vaisheshika Sutra|source=Verse 4.1.1}}] in his commentary text ] explained the concept. According to the him, Akāraṇavat means the absence of the preceding cause.<ref name=":0" /> In the second verse or sutra of the fourth chapter, the mark of the existence of the ultimate atoms is mentioned.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2020-11-19 |title=Sūtra 4.1.2 (Mark of existence of ultimate atoms) |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/vaisheshika-sutra-commentary/d/doc485807.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Anil De |url=https://archive.org/details/vaisesikasutrasofkanadanandalalsinhasbh_202003_365_u |title=Vaisesika Sutras Of Kanada Nandalal Sinha SBH}}</ref>
{{Quotes|text=॥ तस्य कार्यं लिङ्गम् ॥
॥ tasya kāryaṃ liṅgam ॥|source=Verse 4.1.2}}According to the second Sutra of the fourth chapter, the mark of the existence of the ultimate atoms is inferred from their effects.


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Concept of eternal existence

Akāraṇavat (Sanskrit: अकारणवत्) is a concept of eternal existence mentioned in the Indian philosophical text Vaisheshika Sutra. According to the concept of akāraṇavat, the eternal is that which is existent and uncaused.

Etymology

Akāraṇavat is a Sanskrit word having two terms akāraṇa (cause free) and vat (affix term). The literal meaning of akāraṇa is cause-free. When the affix term vat is added after the word akāraṇa, then the compound term akāraṇavat takes the form of possessive adjective. Thus the literal meaning of the term akāraṇavat is being free from causation.

Description

The concept of the Akāraṇavat is mentioned in the fourth chapter of the text Vaisheshika Sutra. The first verse of the fourth chapter mentioned the concept of the Akāraṇavat for the ultimate atoms (Paramanu). According to Maharshi Kanada, the ultimate atoms are eternal, uncaused, non-destructive and are inferred from their effects.

॥ सत् अकारणवत् नित्यम् ॥ ॥ sat akāraṇavat nityam ॥

— Maharshi Kanada, Vaisheshika Sutra, Verse 4.1.1

Sankara Mishra in his commentary text Upaskara explained the concept. According to the him, Akāraṇavat means the absence of the preceding cause. In the second verse or sutra of the fourth chapter, the mark of the existence of the ultimate atoms is mentioned.

॥ तस्य कार्यं लिङ्गम् ॥ ॥ tasya kāryaṃ liṅgam ॥

— Verse 4.1.2

According to the second Sutra of the fourth chapter, the mark of the existence of the ultimate atoms is inferred from their effects.

References

  1. Gajendragadkar, Veena (1988). Kaṇāda's Doctrine of the Padārthas, I.e. the Categories. Sri Satguru Publications. ISBN 978-81-7030-119-6.
  2. Franco, Eli; Ratié, Isabelle (2016). Around Abhinavagupta: Aspects of the Intellectual History of Kashmir from the Ninth to the Eleventh Century. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 978-3-643-90697-7.
  3. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2020-11-19). "Sūtra 4.1.1 (The eternal defined)". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  4. Biswas, Arun Kumar; Biswas, Sulekha (1996). Minerals and Metals in Ancient India: Indigenous literary evidence. D.K. Printworld. ISBN 978-81-246-0048-1.
  5. www.wisdomlib.org (2020-11-19). "Sūtra 4.1.2 (Mark of existence of ultimate atoms)". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  6. Anil De. Vaisesika Sutras Of Kanada Nandalal Sinha SBH.
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