Pratipattavya: 6 definitions
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Pratipattavya 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
Nyaya (school of philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Identity, difference and alterity in the philosophy of the Pratyabhijñā (Nyāya)Pratipattavya (प्रतिपत्तव्य) refers to “that which can be known (by inference)” according to Vātsyāyana in his Nyāyasūtrabhāṣya (I, 1, 10, p. 16).—Accordingly, “Of the [listed objects of knowledge], the Self, on the other hand, is not grasped by direct perception (pratyakṣa). Is it known only through the teaching of a trustworthy person? We answer: no. It can also be known (pratipattavya) by inference (anumāna)”.
Nyaya (न्याय, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgriculturePratipattavya (प्रतिपत्तव्य) refers to “(that procedure) how one should act” according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Nāga-kings said to Bhagavān], “[...] O Bhagavān, how will monks be in the last time, in the last age, after the Tathāgata has departed? They will be fierce and because of an eager desire for wealth they will be attached to warding off cold spells, winds and thunderbolts. O Bhagavān, how should therefore those hostile Nāgas act (pratipattavya)? How will they be revived? O Bhagavān, what will our sons and daughters experience?”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPratipattavya (प्रतिपत्तव्य).—gdve. of prati-pad-, nt. as quasi-postpos. with gen., on account of: devasya °tavyam Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.20.10, (it is) on account of your Majesty; so Tibetan, lhaḥi slad du ḥo.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pratipattavya (प्रतिपत्तव्य):—[=prati-pattavya] [from prati-pad] mfn. to be obtained or received, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] to be given (as an answer), [Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] to be conceived or understood, [Caraka; Śaṃkarācārya]
4) [v.s. ...] to be done or begun, [Mahābhārata]
5) [v.s. ...] n. ([impersonal or used impersonally]) it is to be assumed or stated, [Śaṃkarācārya]
6) [v.s. ...] one should act or proceed or behave, [Mahābhārata; Daśakumāra-carita; Pañcatantra]
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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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Search found 7 books and stories containing Pratipattavya, Prati-pattavya; (plurals include: Pratipattavyas, pattavyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1574 < [Chapter 19b - (B) On analogical cognition]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 3.23 < [Book 3 - Bhṛguvallī]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.321-323 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata (by Shini M.V.)
Parāśara-gītā (Summary) < [Chapter 3 - The Philosophical Tenets in the Śānti-parva]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.238 [Atad-guṇa] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)