Bhashapariccheda, Bhāṣāpariccheda, Bhasha-pariccheda: 5 definitions

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Bhashapariccheda 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 Bhāṣāpariccheda can be transliterated into English as Bhasapariccheda or Bhashapariccheda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Bhashaparichchheda.

In Hinduism

Nyaya (school of philosophy)

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Bhāṣāpariccheda (भाषापरिच्छेद).—Viśvanātha Nyāyapañcānana wrote Bhāṣāpariccheda in 1634 A.D. It belongs to the syncretic school of Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika. It is known as Kārikāvalī also, on which the author himself has written a commentary called Nyāyasiddhāntamuktāvalī. This work of Viśvanātha has been commented upon by many traditional and modern scholars. Among these the most well-known are Dinakarī, written by Dinakarabhaṭṭa, Tarangiṇī by Rāmarudra Bhaṭṭācārya, Muktāvalī-ullāsa by Viśvanātha, Muktāvalisaṃgraha by Pañcānana Śāstri, Nyāyacandrikā by unknown writer, Abhinavaprabhā by Mukundaśarmā and a commentary of Gaṅgārāma Yati.

Source: Shodhganga: A study of Nyāya-vaiśeṣika categories
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Nyaya (न्याय, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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Bhāṣāpariccheda (भाषापरिच्छेद) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Rudrayāmalatantra, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.— The Rudrayāmala-tantra is an elaborate and original Tantra, including the whole range of Śākta knowledge about religion, social orders, castes, sacred places, modes of adoration, forms of ceremonies, etc. It contains roughly 9,000 verses divided into 67 sections.—The catalogue includes the term—Veda-bhāṣāpariccheda in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—[chapter 16: vedabhāṣāparicchedaḥ].

Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shak)
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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Bhāṣāpariccheda (भाषापरिच्छेद).—m. title of a philosophical work; definition of (the categories of) speech.

Bhāṣāpariccheda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhāṣā and pariccheda (परिच्छेद).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhāṣāpariccheda (भाषापरिच्छेद):—[=bhāṣā-pariccheda] [from bhāṣā > bhāṣ] m. ‘definition of (the categories of) speech’, Name of a compendium of the Nyāya system by Viśva-nātha, [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 60 n. 1]

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

Bhāṣāpariccheda (भाषापरिच्छेद):—[(bhā + pa)] m. Titel eines Compendiums des Vaiśeṣika-Systems, herausg. in der Bibl. ind.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch
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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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