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title: Tantravārttika (Kumārila Bhaṭṭa)
description: 'Kumārila''''s commentary on the later pādas of the Śabara-Bhāṣya, extending the Bhāṭṭa analysis of injunction, apūrva, the subordination of arthavāda and mantra, and the rules of ritual application.'
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- reference
- tantravarttika
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- bhatta
timestamp: '2026-07-08'
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# Tantravārttika (Kumārila Bhaṭṭa)

The Tantravārttika (Kumārila Bhaṭṭa) continues the Ślokavārttika''s work into the later pādas of Śabara''s Bhāṣya, treating the structure of injunction and prohibition, the apūrva as the unseen link between act and result, the subordination of arthavāda and mantra to injunction, and the rules governing the application of ritual elements. This bundle cites the Tantravārttika where the Bhāṭṭa treatment of ritual hermeneutics carries the doctrinal weight.
