Avayavartha, Avayavārtha, Avayava-artha: 4 definitions

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Avayavartha means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Avayavārtha (अवयवार्थ) refers to the “word-by-word exposition” (of a philosophical doctrine), as used in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 3, ll 19-20]—Haribhadra as a commentator has here first given the sum and substance (samudāyārtha) of v 1-10 and has then explained the same word by word (avayavārtha). He has adopted this very method on p. 167 but the opposite one m Vol. II, on p. 29. [...] Synonyms of Avayavārtha:—Akṣarayojanā.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Avayavartha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

avayavārtha (अवयवार्थ).—m S The meaning of the component parts of a word; the exact verbal sense.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Avayavartha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avayavārtha (अवयवार्थ).—The meaning of the component parts of a word.

Derivable forms: avayavārthaḥ (अवयवार्थः).

Avayavārtha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms avayava and artha (अर्थ).

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

Avayavārtha (अवयवार्थ):—[from ava-yava > ava-yu] m. the meaning of the component parts of a word.

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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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