Avaktavya: 6 definitions
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Avaktavya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvaktavya (अवक्तव्य).—a.
1) Not fit to be uttered, improper.
2) Censurable (as a saying).
3) False.
4) Indescribable, inexpressible.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvaktavya (अवक्तव्य).—mfn.
(-vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) 1. Not to be said, improper. 2. Indescribable. E. a neg. vaktavya to be said.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvaktavya (अवक्तव्य):—[=a-vaktavya] mfn. not to be said, indescribable, [Nṛsiṃha-tāpanīya-upaniṣad etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvaktavya (अवक्तव्य):—[a-vaktavya] (vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) a. Unfit to be said; indescribable.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avaktavya (अवक्तव्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avattavva, Avvattavva.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Ends with: Pratahkalavaktavya, Pravaktavya.
Full-text: Avattavva, Avvattavva, Avaktri, Syadvada, Avaktra, Vaktva, Svabhavaka, Syat.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter II.g - The doctrine of Syādvāda (doctrine of conditional predications) < [Chapter II - Jaina theory of Knowledge]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 3.1 - Anekantavada and Syadvada < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 4 - Conditioned dharmas cannot have the three marks (lakṣaṇa) < [Chapter I - Explanation of Arguments]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 9 - The Doctrine of Syādvāda < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 5 - Vedānta Doctrine of Soul and the Buddhist Doctrine of Soullessness < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]