Kshameshtinyaya, Kṣāmeṣṭinyāya, Kshama-ishtinyaya: 1 definition

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Kshameshtinyaya 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 Kṣāmeṣṭinyāya can be transliterated into English as Ksamestinyaya or Kshameshtinyaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Kṣāmeṣṭinyāya (क्षामेष्टिन्याय).—The rule according to which a conditional cause laying down a निमित्त (nimitta) must be so construed as to avoid it involving a नित्य (nitya) or unavoidable circumstance. This is discussed and established by Jaimini and Śabara in MS.6.4.17-21.

Derivable forms: kṣāmeṣṭinyāyaḥ (क्षामेष्टिन्यायः).

Kṣāmeṣṭinyāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣāma and iṣṭinyāya (इष्टिन्याय).

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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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