Bhartrihari Quotes on Mind
Bhartrihari was an Indian Sanskrit grammarian and philosopher of language whose Vakyapadiya is one of the founding texts of Indian linguistic philosophy. This page collects quotes attributed to Bhartrihari on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Bhartrihari:
“All cognition is permeated by language.”
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Attributed to Bhartrihari:
“There is no thought that is not interwoven with words.”
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Attributed to Bhartrihari:
“Speech is the meeting place of thought and being.”
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“When I knew but a little, I was blinded by pride as an elephant is blinded by rut from excitement, and my mind was puffed up with the idea that I knew everything. When, however, I gradually gained knowledge through the contact of the wise I found I was a fool; and the pride, which had possessed me like a fever, left me. Nītiśataka 8; translation of K.M. Joglekar”
यदा किञ्चिज्ज्ञोऽहं द्विप इव मदान्ध: समभवम् तदा सर्वज्ञोऽस्मीत्यभवदवलिप्तं मम मन:। यदा किञ्चित्किञ्चिद्बुधजनसकाशादवगतं तदा मूर्खोऽस्मीति ज्वर इव मदो मे व्यपगत:॥