Tātparya

Tātparya is the meaning intended by the author — distinct from the literal meaning of words (abhidhā). To discover the tātparya of a Vedic passage, the tradition uses six indicators (ṣaḍ-liṅga): concordant beginning and end (upakrama-upasaṃhāra), repetition (abhyāsa), novelty (apūrvatā), fruit (phala), praise/censure (arthavāda), and demonstration (upapatti). Only tātparya — not an isolated word — gives access to the knowledge transmitted by the Upaniṣads.