Avyavikanyaya, Avyavikanyāya: 4 definitions

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

Avyavikanyāya (अव्यविकन्याय).—Aftar the fashion of avi and avika (i. e. though both these words mean ' a goat', a derivation in the sense of 'goat's flesh' can be formed from avika as āvikam and not from avi (it would be avermāṃsam) Patañjali.

Derivable forms: avyavikanyāyaḥ (अव्यविकन्यायः).

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

Avyavikanyāya (अव्यविकन्याय):—[=avy-avika-nyāya] m. (only [instrumental case] ena) after the fashion of avi and avika (id est. though avi and avika both mean ‘a ‘goat’, a derivation in the sense of, goat’s flesh’ can be formed only from avika [āvikam]. not from avi [aver māṃsam]), [Patañjali]

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Avyavikanyaya in German

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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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