Types of arguments (Vaada, Jalpa, Vitanda)/japlA

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/Om namO/nArAyaNaya ||

 

/namaskAram Shri Sadananda SwamikalE.

 

Thanks for an informative posting on the different levels of argumentation.

 

How does this meaning of the word /jalpA relate to the use of /jalpA by /Adhi

sankarA. In song No. 27 of /soundarya/lahari, Shri sankarA begins a song as

/japO jalpaH cilpam sakalam/api mudrA viracanA.

 

Offering everything to Goddess /kAmAzi, in total self-dedication, Adhi sankarA

says, "May my prattle be a /japA (chanting) to you. . . ." Sometimes the word

/jalpAH is also translated as "speech" in the same context.

 

Is it that the word /jalpaH acquires a special derogatory meaning when

classified as /jalpA in logical debates?

 

Thanks for your considearation.

 

/vantanam.

 

nalan/tarum collai nAn kaNTu/koNtEn, nArAyaNA ennum nAmam.