Avyapti, Avyāpti: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Shodhganga: Vaiyākaraṇabhūṣaṇasāra: a critical studyAvyāpti (अव्याप्ति).—A definition is said to suffer from the defect of Avyāpti when it does not cover the instances, for which it is formulated.
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarAvyāpti (अव्याप्ति).—Insufficient extension, as opposed to अतिव्याप्ति (ativyāpti) or over application; cf.सर्वौपाधिव्यभिचारार्थम् । अव्याप्त्यति-व्याप्त्यसंभवादिदोषपरिहारार्थम् (sarvaupādhivyabhicārārtham | avyāptyati-vyāptyasaṃbhavādidoṣaparihārārtham) Padamañjarī on II.1.32.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryavyāpti (अव्याप्ति).—f S (a & vyāpti Extension, diffusion, pervasion.) In logic. Inadequate extent or reach (of a definition); inapplicability of it, from the too particular applicability of the terms employed, or from the restricted appertainment of the qualities enumerated, to individuals belonging to the species or class which is under definition. Ex. Man is a cooking animal: which definition extends not to those nations which eat their food raw. See ativyāpti & asambhava.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvyāpti (अव्याप्ति).—f.
1) Inadequate extent or pervasion of a proposition.
2) Non-inclusion or exclusion of a part of the thing defined, one of the three faults of a definition; लक्ष्यैकदेशे लक्षणस्यावर्तनमव्याप्तिः, यथा शिखासूत्रवान् ब्राह्मणः इत्यस्य संन्यासिन्यव्याप्तिः (lakṣyaikadeśe lakṣaṇasyāvartanamavyāptiḥ, yathā śikhāsūtravān brāhmaṇaḥ ityasya saṃnyāsinyavyāptiḥ); तस्य ब्राह्मणत्वेऽपि शिखासूत्रत्वाभावात् (tasya brāhmaṇatve'pi śikhāsūtratvābhāvāt).
Derivable forms: avyāptiḥ (अव्याप्तिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvyāpti (अव्याप्ति):—[=a-vyāpti] [from a-vyāpaka] f. ‘non-comprehensiveness’, inadequate pervasion or extent (of a definition; e.g. ‘man is a cooking animal’, which does not extend to savages who eat raw food), [Sāhitya-darpaṇa] [commentator or commentary] on [Kapila]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvyāpti (अव्याप्ति):—[a-vyāpti] (ptiḥ) 2. f. Peculiarity.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAvyāpti (अव्याप्ति):—(nf) non-comprehensiveness, inadequate pervasion or extent (as of a definition).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAvyāpti (ಅವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ):—
1) [noun] the state or quality of not applicable to all or universally; inadequate extent or pervasion.
2) [noun] (log.) a non-inclusion or exclusion of a part of the thing being defined; the shortcoming of a definition in being applicable universally (considered as one of the faults of a definition).
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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Ends with: Adhikaravyapti, Anvayavyapti, Anvayavyatirekavyapti, Arthavyapti, Deshavyapti, Gunavyapti, Kshetravyapti, Mahavyapti, Nityavyapti, Purvapakshavyapti, Shivavyapti, Siddhantavyapti, Vicaravyapti, Visheshavyapti, Vishvavyapti, Vyatirekavyapti.
Full-text: Anvayavyapti, Ativyapti, Dosha.
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