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id: saptapadarthi
title: Saptapadārthī (Śivāditya)
description: Śivāditya's compact primer on the seven Vaiśeṣika categories, an accessible classical summary of the realist ontology.
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- reference
- saptapadarthi
- shivaditya
- primer
timestamp: '2026-07-02'
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license: CC BY-SA 4.0
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# Saptapadārthī (Śivāditya)

The Saptapadārthī of Śivāditya (c. 11th-12th century CE) is a short, well-organised manual expounding the seven padārthas of Vaiśeṣika, incorporating Nyāya epistemology within the combined syncretic framework that prevailed by his time. It is valued as a clear entry point to the categories, the substances and their qualities, and the relation of inherence. This bundle uses it as a supporting primer for the saptapadārtha overview and for samavāya, alongside the Vaiśeṣika Sūtra and Praśastapāda's fuller treatment.
