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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anvākhyāna (अन्वाख्यान).—

1) Subsequent mention or enumeration; an explanation referring to what is mentioned before.

2) Section, chapter.

Derivable forms: anvākhyānam (अन्वाख्यानम्).

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

1) Anvākhyāna (अन्वाख्यान):—[=anv-ākhyāna] [from anvā-khyā] n. an explanation keeping close to the text, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] a minute account or statement, [Patañjali]

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

Anvākhyāna (अन्वाख्यान):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) An explanation referring to a subject mentioned before; e. g. Kumārilabhaṭṭa in a Mīmāṃsā Vārttika: vyākaraṇenāpi prasiddhārthānāmevāvinaṣṭasvarūpānvākhyānamātraṃ kriyate…yathā mahābhāratanirvacanānvākhyāne dvaipāyanenoktam . mahatvādbhāratatvācca mahābhāratamucyate . niruktamasya yo veda sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyata iti; Sāyaṇa = anukramakathanam; also the name of certain passages in the Brāhmaṇas which explain other passages occurring there. Comp. anuvyākhyāna. E. anu and ākhyāna.

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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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Partial matches: Akhyana.

Ends with: Vibhajyanvakhyana.

Full-text: Abhinivishta, Vyakhyana.

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Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)

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