Avadhriti, Avadhṛti, Ava-dhriti: 3 definitions

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Avadhriti 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 Avadhṛti can be transliterated into English as Avadhrti or Avadhriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: University of Cambridge Repository: A hypertext critical edition of Bhartṛhari's Dravyasamuddeśa, with the commentary of Helārāja

Avadhṛti (अवधृति) refers to “determination” (of objects).—Cf. Vākyapadīya 3.2.2: “The real entity is determined through its unreal forms; only the real is denoted by words, which have unreal delimiters, [...]”.—[Commentary:] [...] Because they are based on a determined object, the operation of words with respect to their object is in accordance with how [that object] has been determined, and determination (avadhṛti) takes place by means of forms. This is because something without form cannot arise as a cognition. When the ascertainment of difference, according to [one’s own] conceptions, is obstructed, what follows after [this obstruction] is precisely the undifferentiated entity, in the absolute sense; that very reality is Brahman.

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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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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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