Patanjal Yoga-Sutra : vibhUtipad - 17
पातञ्जल योग-सूत्र - विभूतिपाद - १७,
शब्दार्थप्रत्ययानामितरेतराध्यासात् संकरस्तत्प्रविभागसंयमात् सर्वभूतरुतज्ञानम्।।१७।।
(शब्द-अर्थ-प्रत्ययानां इतर-इतर-अध्यासात् संकरः तत्- प्रविभाग-संयमात् सर्वभूत-रुत-ज्ञानम्।।)
This योग-सूत्र १७ / Aphorism 17 is about how the various languages originated / come into existence.
शब्द - The voice / the sound of the spoken word, अर्थ - the intended sense as expressed, and the apparent meaning of the same, as is envisaged / understood, प्रत्ययः (प्रतीयते विधीयते इति प्रत्ययः) प्रत्ययानां of such words, इतर इतर - the mutual अध्यासात् superimposition of one upon the another of them, संकरः this compounded sense, तत् प्रविभाग their sub-division, संयमात् the 'संयम' / samyama applied over them helps in understanding / knowledge of, सर्वभूतरुत - the various and different languages spoken by different creatures.
Summarily : Observation and understanding the relation between the true intended sense and the apparent sense and meaning of the spoken words makes the learning / having the knowledge of various and the different living beings.
(May be rephrased again if one feels / would like to do.)
To be continued ...
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