Deshavat, Deśavat, Desha-vat: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Deśavat can be transliterated into English as Desavat or Deshavat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Nyaya (school of philosophy)
Deśavat (देशवत्) refers to “that plaint which contains the country” (Cf. bhāṣā—“plaint”), in ancient Indian jurisprudence and legal procedures (vyavahāra), according to the 11th century Mitākṣarā, an ancient Sanskrit commentary on the Yajñāvalkyasmṛti authored by Vijñāneśvara Bhikṣu; famous for citing from numerous Smṛti texts in order to explain contradictions.—Accordingly, [while commenting on verse 2.6, while allegedly citing from the Nārada-purāṇa]: “That is termed a plaint or complaint, which is presented or made to the king, and which contains (the artha) the cause of action, which is in accordance with the law, which is complete and devoid of confusion; [...] which contains the year, the season, the month, the fortnight, the day, the time, the country (deśavat) and the particular district, [varṣartumāsapakṣāhovelādeśapradeśavat ] [...]”.
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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Partial matches (+0): Desha, Vat.
Full-text (+0): Samanyadeshavat, Pradeshavat, Samanya.
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