Arthanishcaya, Arthaniścaya, Artha-nishcaya: 5 definitions
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Arthanishcaya 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 Arthaniścaya can be transliterated into English as Arthaniscaya or Arthanishcaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Arthanishchaya.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArthaniścaya (अर्थनिश्चय).—determination, decision.
Derivable forms: arthaniścayaḥ (अर्थनिश्चयः).
Arthaniścaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms artha and niścaya (निश्चय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Arthaniścaya (अर्थनिश्चय):—[=artha-niścaya] [from artha] m. decision of a matter, [Rāmāyaṇa iv, 31, 32]
2) [v.s. ...] determinate view of a matter, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusArthaniścaya (ಅರ್ಥನಿಶ್ಚಯ):—[noun] a defining of the meaning with certainty.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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