Dravyalakshana, Dravyalakṣaṇa, Dravya-lakshana: 1 definition
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Dravyalakshana 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 Dravyalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Dravyalaksana or Dravyalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDravyalakṣaṇa (द्रव्यलक्षण):—[=dravya-lakṣaṇa] [from dravya > drava] n. characteristic of a thing or person, definition, Kan.
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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Partial matches: Lakshana, Dravya.
Full-text: Dravya.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 5.29 - The characteristics of substances (dravya-lakṣaṇa) < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 1.1.15 (Characteristics of Substance) < [Chapter 1 - Of Substance, Attribute, and Action]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Substance (dravya) [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 2 - Fundamental Categories]
Inherence (samavāya) [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 2 - Fundamental Categories]
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
The Nature of Substance (Dravya) < [Chapter 3 - Dravya (Substance)]
Vakyapadiya (study of the concept of Sentence) (by Sarath P. Nath)
6.2 (b). The Vākyapadīya (summary) < [Chapter 1 - The Philosophy of Language: A Bhartṛharian Perspective]