Anumapaka, Anumāpaka: 6 definitions
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Anumapaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryanumāpaka (अनुमापक).—a S That involves or implies (and thus furnishes the means of inference); that forms the basis or material of inference.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnumāpaka (अनुमापक).—a. (-pikā f.) Causing an inference as an effect, being the ground of an inference.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnumāpaka (अनुमापक):—[=anu-māpaka] [from anu-mā] mf(ikā)n. causing an inference (as an effect).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnumāpaka (अनुमापक):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-pakaḥ-pikā-pakam) Causing to draw an inference, being the ground of inference (as kārya or effect). E. mā in the caus., with anu, kṛt aff. ṇvul and āgama puk.
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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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