Haituka: 10 definitions
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Haituka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryhaituka (हैतुक).—a S Belonging or relating to cause, causative, causal.
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 dictionaryHaituka (हैतुक).—a. (-kī f.) [हेतौ प्रसृतः ठञ् (hetau prasṛtaḥ ṭhañ)]
1) Causal, causative.
2) Argumentative, rationalistic.
-kaḥ 1 A logical reasoner, an arguer.
2) A follower of the Mīmāṃsā doctrines.
3) A rationalist, sceptic; वेदवादरतो न स्यान्न पाखण्डी न हैतुकः । शुष्कवादविवादे न कंचित् पक्षं समाश्रयेत् (vedavādarato na syānna pākhaṇḍī na haitukaḥ | śuṣkavādavivāde na kaṃcit pakṣaṃ samāśrayet) || Bhāg. 11.18.3.
4) A heretic; हैतुकान् बकवृत्तींश्च वाङ्मात्रेणापि नार्चयेत् (haitukān bakavṛttīṃśca vāṅmātreṇāpi nārcayet) Manusmṛti 4.3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaituka (हैतुक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1. Causal, causative. 2. Argumentative, rationalistic. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A follower of the Mimansa doctrines. 2. A sceptic, a causalist. 3. A reasoner, an arguer. E. hetu cause, ṭhaṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaituka (हैतुक).—i. e. hetuka + a, I. adj. Causal, causative. Ii. m. 1. A follower of the Mīmāṃsā doctrines. 2. A sceptic, a sophist, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 30.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaituka (हैतुक).—[feminine] ī caused by, dependent on (—°); argumentative, rationalistic; [masculine] rationalist, sceptic.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Haituka (हैतुक):—[from heti] a mf(ī)n. having a cause or reason, founded on some motive (in a-h), [Bhagavad-gītā; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) caused by, dependent on [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a reasoner, rationalist, sceptic, heretic (f(ī). ), [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] m. a follower of the Mīmāṃsā doctrines, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) b kya See p. 1304, col. 1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaituka (हैतुक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A follower of the Mimāṃgsā philosophy; a sceptic. a. Causal.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Haituka (हैतुक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Heua.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryHaituka (हैतुक):—(a) having a cause or reason, founded on some motive; also [haitukī]; (nm) a rationalist.
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Ends with: Ahaituka, Kamahaituka.
Full-text: Kamahaituka, Ahaitukam, Heua, Haitukya, Ahaituka.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 12.113 < [Section XII - Doubtful Points of Law to be decided by the Assembly]
Verse 12.111 < [Section XII - Doubtful Points of Law to be decided by the Assembly]
Verse 4.30 < [Section VII - Attending upon Guests]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 16.8 < [Chapter 16 - Daivāsura-sampada-yoga]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 24 - Incarnations of Śiva < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)