Alaukikavigraha: 1 definition

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

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Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Alaukikavigraha (अलौकिकविग्रह).—The dissolution of a compound not in the usual popular manner. e. g. राजपुरुषः (rājapuruṣaḥ) dissolved as राजन् ङस् पुरुष सु (rājan ṅas puruṣa su), as contrasted with the लौकिकविग्रह (laukikavigraha) viz. राज्ञः पुरुषः । (rājñaḥ puruṣaḥ |) see also अधिहरि (adhihari) dissolved as हरि ङि (hari ṅi) in the अलौकिकविग्रह (alaukikavigraha).

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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.

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