Dravyatva: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Dravyatva means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Atma Dharma: Principles of JainismChangeability; That potentiality or quality by virtue of which the modification of a substance changes every moment continuously and uninterruptedly is called changeability attribute.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDravyatva (द्रव्यत्व).—[dravya + tva], n. Substantiality, Bhāṣāp. 23.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDravyatva (द्रव्यत्व):—[=dravya-tva] [from dravya > drava] n. substantiality, substance, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDravyatva (ದ್ರವ್ಯತ್ವ):—
1) [noun] the quality or state of being a substance.
2) [noun] the quality or state of having essence, basic substance within.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Dravyatvajatimanavicara.
Full-text: Dravyatvajatimanavicara, Kriyavattva, Common Attributes, Aparasamanya, Samavayikaranatva, Parasamanya, Gunavattva, Ap, Samanya.
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Search found 15 books and stories containing Dravyatva, Dravya-tva; (plurals include: Dravyatvas, tvas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
The Nature of Substance (Dravya) < [Chapter 3 - Dravya (Substance)]
Samavāya < [Chapter 6 - Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika theory of Relation]
Types of Sāmānya < [Chapter 5 - Sāmānya and Viśeṣa]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 1.2.5 (Genera-Species) < [Chapter 2 - Of Genus and Species]
Sūtra 7.2.27 (Combination is different from...) < [Chapter 2 - Of Number, Separateness, Conjunction, etc.]
Sūtra 2.2.7 (Like Air, Time is a substance, and is eternal) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Five Bhūtas, Time, and Space]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 5.2 - Classification of substances (dravya) < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.69 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Verse 3.3.14 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (3): Sambandha-samuddeśa (On Relation)]
Verse 3.9.19 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (9): Kāla-samuddeśa (On Time)]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 846-847 < [Chapter 15 - Examination of Samavāya (‘subsistence’)]
Verse 1787-1790 < [Chapter 21 - Examination of the doctrine of ‘Traikālya’]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
1.2. Six Universal Qualities of Substance < [Chapter 5 - Science in Jainism]