Dvitva: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarDvitva (द्वित्व).—Doubling, reduplication prescribed for (I) a root in the perfect tense excepting the cases where the affix आम् (ām) is added to the root before the personal ending: e.g. बभूव, चकार, ऊर्णुनाव (babhūva, cakāra, ūrṇunāva) etc. cf P. VI. 1.1,2; (2) a root before the vikarana affixes सन्, यङ्, श्लु (san, yaṅ, ślu) and चङ् (caṅ) e. g. बुभूषति, चेक्रीयते, चर्करीति, जुहोति, अचीकरत् (bubhūṣati, cekrīyate, carkarīti, juhoti, acīkarat) etc. cf. P. VI. 1.9-l l ; (3) a word ending in अम् (am) . (णमुल् (ṇamul)) in the sense of repetition, e. g. स्मारं स्मारं वक्ष्ये, भोजं भोजं व्रजति (smāraṃ smāraṃ vakṣye, bhojaṃ bhojaṃ vrajati) cf. आभीक्ष्ण्ये द्वे भवतः (ābhīkṣṇye dve bhavataḥ) P. VIII. 1.12 Vart. 7; (4) any word (a) in the sense of constant or frequent action, (b) in the sense of repetition, (c) showing reproach, or scorn, or quality in the sense of its incomplete possess-, ion, or (d) in the vocative case at the beginning of a sentence in some specified senses; reduplication is also prescribed for the prepositions परि, प्र, सम्, उप, उद्, उपरि, अधि, अघस् (pari, pra, sam, upa, ud, upari, adhi, aghas) in some specified senses cf. P. VIII. 1.1 to 15. A letter excepting हृ (hṛ) and र् (r), is also repeated, if so desired, when (a) it occurs after the letter ह् (h) or र् (r) ， which is preceded by a vowel e g. अर्क्कः अर्द्धम् (arkkaḥ arddham) etc. cf VIII. 4.46; or when (b) it is preceded by a vowel and followed by a consonant e. g. दद्ध्यत्र, म्द्धवत्र (daddhyatra, mddhavatra) cf. P. VIII. 4.47. For details see Kas. on VIII. 4.46-52. The word द्वित्व (dvitva) is sometimes used in the sense of the dual number; cf. Kas. on P. I.2.51. The words द्वित्व, द्विर्वचन (dvitva, dvirvacana) and द्विरुक्त (dvirukta) are generally used as synonyms. Panini generally uses the word द्वे (dve). For द्वित्व (dvitva) in Vedic Literature cf. R. Pr. VI. 1.4; T. Pr. XIV. 1-8 V, Pr. IV. 101-118.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydvitva (द्वित्व).—n S Reduplication or repetition (of a word or a letter).
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 dictionaryDvitva (द्वित्व).—
1) A pair, couple.
2) The number 'two'.
3) Duality.
4) The dual.
5) Reduplication.
Derivable forms: dvitvam (द्वित्वम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvitva (द्वित्व).—[dvi + tva]. n. The number Two, Bhāṣāp. 88.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvitva (द्वित्व).—[neuter] doubleness, duality; dual or reduplication ([grammar]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dvitva (द्वित्व):—[=dvi-tva] [from dvi] n. = duality ([philosophy])
2) [v.s. ...] dual, [Pāṇini 2-3, 46; Kāśikā-vṛtti]
3) [v.s. ...] reduplication, 8ch. on[ i, 1, 58, 59 etc.]
[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 corpusDvitva (ದ್ವಿತ್ವ):—
1) [noun] a set of two similar, corresponding, complementary persons, animals or things; a pair.
2) [noun] (arith.) the cardinal number two; 2.
3) [noun] (gram.) a syllable formed by the combination of two consonants.
4) [noun] a word having one or more such clustered consonants.
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: Dvitvakshara, Dvitvatva, Dvitvavikalpa, Dvitvavritti.
Ends with: Advitva, Niyatadvitva, Rupadvitva, Shithiladvitva, Vijatiyadvitva.
Full-text (+10): Dvitvatva, Murmura, Jaghnu, Dvitvakshara, Dvirupavat, Dvirbhava, Dviruccarana, Karunavedin, Jaghni, Dvirvacana, Dhamadhama, Asushvi, Dvirukti, Pratidvandvin, Attatta, Jagmi, Cikitu, Dvihprayoga, Parikrama, Juhu.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.1.53 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (1): Jāti-samuddeśa (On the Universal)]
Verse 3.1.52 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (1): Jāti-samuddeśa (On the Universal)]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 1.1.25 (Difference between Attribute and Action) < [Chapter 1 - Of Substance, Attribute, and Action]
The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha (by E. B. Cowell)
Siddhanta Sangraha of Sri Sailacharya (by E. Sowmya Narayanan)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 9 - The six Padārthas: Dravya, Guṇa, Karma, Sāmānya, Viśeṣa, Samavāya < [Chapter VIII - The Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Philosophy]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Attribute (guṇa) [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 2 - Fundamental Categories]