Gunatva, Guṇatva: 6 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationGuṇatva (गुणत्व) refers to the “qualitative aspect”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.43.—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Dakṣa:—“O patriarch, listen to another statement of mine with a clear conscience. Although it is based on the qualitative aspect (guṇatva—saguṇatvepyahaṃ tava) it is esoteric. For the sake of virtue I shall tell you. Brahmā, Viṣṇu and I constitute the chief cause of the universe. But I am the soul, the witness, self-seer and without attributes. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGuṇatva (गुणत्व).—
1) Subordination, dependence.
2) Virtue, excellence, good qualities.
3) Being endowed with or possession of, qualities in general.
4) Multiplication.
5) The state of a rope or cord.
Derivable forms: guṇatvam (गुणत्वम्).
See also (synonyms): guṇatā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGuṇatva (गुणत्व).—[guṇa + tva], n. 1. The state of being a string, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 30. 2. Excellence, [Suśruta] 1, 184, 10.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Guṇatva (गुणत्व):—[=guṇa-tva] [from guṇa] n. the condition of a string, [Hitopadeśa]
2) [v.s. ...] subordination, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
3) [v.s. ...] the possession of qualities, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha x, 35 and 52]
4) [v.s. ...] excellence, [Suśruta i, 45, 7, 19]
5) [v.s. ...] multiplication, [Horace H. Wilson]
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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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Starts with: Gunatvajatikhandana.
Ends with: Agunatva, Anugunatva, Caritagunatva, Charitagunatva, Dvigunatva, Mahadgunatva, Mahagunatva, Nabhogunatva, Nirgunatva, Sagunatva, Tadgunatva.
Full-text: Caritagunatva, Dvigunatva, Gunata, Mahadgunatva, Sagunatva, Agunatva, Nabhogunatva, Mahagunatva, Tadgunatva, Nirgunatva, Nirgunata, Anuvadyatva, Dviguna, Aparasamanya, Parasamanya, Guna, Samanya.
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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 1.2.13 (Attribute-ness not identical with Substance, Attribute or Action) < [Chapter 2 - Of Genus and Species]
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
Samavāya < [Chapter 6 - Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika theory of Relation]
The Nature of Quality (Guṇa) < [Chapter 4 - Quality and Action]
Types of Sāmānya < [Chapter 5 - Sāmānya and Viśeṣa]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.129 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 7.124 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 10.229 [Sāmānya] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali (by Ganganatha Jha)
Text 157 < [Chapter 9 - On Samavāya (Inherence)]
Text 160 < [Chapter 9 - On Samavāya (Inherence)]
Text 161 < [Chapter 9 - On Samavāya (Inherence)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.179 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.1.12 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Illusion and Doubt < [Chapter XXVII - A General Review of the Philosophy of Madhva]
Part 3 - The Categories < [Chapter XXXI - The Philosophy of Vallabha]