Bhavasadhana, Bhāvasādhana: 1 definition

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

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Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Bhāvasādhana (भावसाधन).—(l) a word in the sense of भाव (bhāva) or completed verbal activity अस्ति भावसाधनो विधिशब्दः । विधानं विधिरिति (asti bhāvasādhano vidhiśabdaḥ | vidhānaṃ vidhiriti) M. Bh. on P. I.1.57; (2) an affix applied for the formation of a word in the sense of verbal activity; cf. प्रयतनं प्रयत्नः । प्रपूर्वाद्यततेर्भा-वसाधनो नङ् प्रत्ययः (prayatanaṃ prayatnaḥ | prapūrvādyataterbhā-vasādhano naṅ pratyayaḥ) M. Bh. on I.1.9.

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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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