Darshtantika, Dārṣṭāntika: 7 definitions
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Darshtantika 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.
The Sanskrit term Dārṣṭāntika can be transliterated into English as Darstantika or Darshtantika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraDārṣṭāntika (दार्ष्टान्तिक) refers to one of the four Abhinayas (“mode of conveyance”) according to the Āvaśyakasūtra (p. 189b).—Accordingly, Abhinaya refers to the mode of conveyance of the theatrical pleasure to the audience, which pleasure (called rasa), is pure and differs from the pleasure we derive from the actual contact with the objects of the world which is always mingled with pain.—(cf. Nāṭyaśāstra, GOS XXXVI, p. 7.)
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydārṣṭāntika (दार्ष्टांतिक).—a S Illustrated, being the subject of an illustration or a simile. 2 Suitable to be used in illustration--an image or a figure. Relating to illustrations and similies.
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 dictionaryDārṣṭāntika (दार्ष्टान्तिक).—a. (-tī f.), [dārṣṭāntika] a. (-kī f.) Explained or illustrated by a दृष्टान्त (dṛṣṭānta) q. v., that which is the subject of an illustration (upameya); स्वापस्य दार्ष्टान्तिकत्वेन विवक्षि- तम् (svāpasya dārṣṭāntikatvena vivakṣi- tam) Śaṅkara. -a. One who explains by using a simile as a proof.
See also (synonyms): dārṣṭānta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dārṣṭāntika (दार्ष्टान्तिक):—[from dārṣṭānta] mf(ī)n. idem, [Śaṃkarācārya on Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahma-sūtra ii, 3, 24]
2) [v.s. ...] one who uses an example or simile as a proof. [Scholiast or Commentator]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dārṣṭāntika (दार्ष्टान्तिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Daṭṭhaṃtiya.
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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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Full-text: Dat, Datthamtiya, Darshtanta, Tarshtantikam, Kumaralata, Abhinaya, Sautrantika.
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