Hetuvisheshokti, Hetuviśeṣokti, Hetu-visheshokti: 2 definitions

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Hetuvisheshokti 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 Hetuviśeṣokti can be transliterated into English as Hetuvisesokti or Hetuvisheshokti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Hetuvisheshokti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hetuviśeṣokti (हेतुविशेषोक्ति).—a mention of difference accompanied with reasons; एकचक्रो रथो यन्ता विकलो विषमा हयाः । आक्रामत्येव तेजस्वी तथाप्यर्को नभस्तलम् ॥ सैषा हेतुविशेषोक्तिस्तेजस्वीति विशेषणात् (ekacakro ratho yantā vikalo viṣamā hayāḥ | ākrāmatyeva tejasvī tathāpyarko nabhastalam || saiṣā hetuviśeṣoktistejasvīti viśeṣaṇāt) || Kāv.2.328-329.

Derivable forms: hetuviśeṣoktiḥ (हेतुविशेषोक्तिः).

Hetuviśeṣokti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hetu and viśeṣokti (विशेषोक्ति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hetuviśeṣokti (हेतुविशेषोक्ति):—[=hetu-viśeṣokti] [from hetu > heti] f. (in [rhetoric]) a ‘mention of difference’ (See viś) accompanied with reasons, [Kāvyādarśa ii, 328; 329.]

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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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