Pratijnahani, Pratijñāhāni: 6 definitions

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Pratijnahani means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Pratijñāhāni (प्रतिज्ञाहानि):—[pratijñāhāniḥ] Shift from the original stands: contradiction of one’s own statement being attacked by opponent

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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In Buddhism

Buddhist philosophy

Source: Google Books: A History of Indian Logic (Buddhist Philosophy)

Pratijñāhāni (प्रतिज्ञाहानि) refers to “hurting the proposition” and represents one of the various “points of defeat” (nigrahasthāna), according to Upāyakauśalyahṛdaya, an ancient work on the art of debate composed by Bodhisattva Nāgārjuna.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pratijñāhāni (प्रतिज्ञाहानि).—f.

(-niḥ) Giving up the argument. E. pratijñā, and hāni abandoning.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pratijñāhāni (प्रतिज्ञाहानि):—[=pratijñā-hāni] [from pratijñā > prati-jñā] f. giving up a proposition or argument, [Nyāyasūtra]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pratijñāhāni (प्रतिज्ञाहानि):—[pratijñā-hāni] (niḥ) 2. f. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pratijnahani in German

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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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