Aptopadesha, Āptopadeśa, Apta-upadesha: 5 definitions

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Aptopadesha 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.

The Sanskrit term Āptopadeśa can be transliterated into English as Aptopadesa or Aptopadesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: PMC: The scientific basis of rasa (taste)

Āptopadeśa (आप्तोपदेश):—One of the four pramāṇas used in Ayurveda to test knowledge.—Āptopadeśa is the foremost tool of knowledge as these are time tested facts established after undergoing several verifications.

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Āptopadeśa (आप्तोपदेश):—[āptopadeśaḥ] The unimpeachable truth of enlightened men; the 1st proof of justifying knowledge

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Nyaya (school of philosophy)

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Source: Google Books: Identity, difference and alterity in the philosophy of the Pratyabhijñā (Nyāya)

Āptopadeśa (आप्तोपदेश) refers to the “teaching of a trustworthy person” 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 (āptopadeśa)? We answer: no. It can also be known by inference (anumāna)”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Aptopadesha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āptopadeśa (आप्तोपदेश):—[from āpta > āp] m. a credible or trusty instruction, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

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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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