Abhayacandra: 2 definitions
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Abhayacandra 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Abhayachandra.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Abhayacandra (अभयचन्द्र).—A Jain grammarian ， who wrote प्रक्रियासंग्रह (prakriyāsaṃgraha), based on the Śabdānuśāsana Vyākaraṇa of the Jain Śākatāyana.His possible date is the twelfth century A. D.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Abhayacandra (अभयचन्द्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a Jaina: Prakriyāsaṃgraha Śākaṭāyana [grammatical] Rice. 308. Bühler 544. See Ind. Antiq. 1887, 25.
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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Full-text: Prakriyasamgraha, Shakatayanavyakarana.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 190 < [Volume 15 (1911)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 198 < [Volume 22 (1918)]
‘Tataḥ Śrī-Gurus-Tasmai Sūrimantraṃ Dadyāt’, ‘Then the Venerable Guru Ought... < [Volume 10, Issue 6 (2019)]
Indian Astronomy (a source book) (by B. V. Subbarayappa)