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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kaimutika (कैमुतिक).—(scil. nyāya) A maxim of 'how much more', an argument a fortiori (derived from kimuta 'how much more'); see com. on Kirātārjunīya 7.27.

Derivable forms: kaimutikaḥ (कैमुतिकः).

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

Kaimutika (कैमुतिक):—[from kaimarthakya] mfn. relating to or based on the ‘how much more?’ or ‘how much less? (kim uta)’, only in [compound]

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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: Kaimutikaniyayam, Kaimutikannyaya, Kaimutikanyaya.

Full-text: Kaimutikanyaya, Kaimutikaniyayam.

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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)

Text 11.35 [Arthāpatti] < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

Verse 1.6.116-117 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]

Verse 2.1.174-175 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]

Verse 2.2.215 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]

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Mimamsa interpretation of Vedic Injunctions (Vidhi) (by Shreebas Debnath)

Chapter 10.4 - Application of Mīmāṃsā Principles

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