Kutarka, Ku-tarka: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Kutarka 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kutark.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchKutarka (कुतर्क) refers to “false reasoning”, according to the Yogabīja (137).—Accordingly, “Owing to the Guru’s favour, the breath is mastered, and because of that, the mind can be mastered by the breath. He alone is a yogin; he is happy and his senses subdued. Deluded people, [who] speak false reasoning (kutarka-vādin), do not know [this]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykutarka (कुतर्क).—m (S) A wicked or evil device, plot, or thought; a devious or foolish fancy, scheme, speculation, project.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkutarka (कुतर्क).—m A wicked thought, a devious scheme, speculation, fancy.
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 dictionaryKutarka (कुतर्क).—
1) sophistical or fallacious argument.
2) a heterodox doctrine, free thinking; कुतर्केष्वभ्यासः सततपरपैशुन्यमननम् (kutarkeṣvabhyāsaḥ satataparapaiśunyamananam) G. L.31. °पथः (pathaḥ) a sophistical mode of arguing.
Derivable forms: kutarkaḥ (कुतर्कः).
Kutarka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ku and tarka (तर्क).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKutarka (कुतर्क).—and
Kutarka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ku and tarka (तर्क).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kutarka (कुतर्क):—[=ku-tarka] [from ku] m. fallacious argument, sophistry, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a bad logician, [Kapila’s Sāṃkhya-pravacana vi, 34]
[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 dictionaryKutarka (कुतर्क) [Also spelled kutark]:—(nm) sophistry, fallacious/false reasoning, argument for argument’s sake; perverse argumentation; ~[rkī] sophistical; one who indulges in perverse argumentation.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKutarka (ಕುತರ್ಕ):—[noun] sham reasoning; a fallacious, unsound or illogical argument; sophistry.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKutarka (कुतर्क):—n. wrong reasoning; false doctrine;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kutarkakhandana, Kutarkapatha, Kutarkavadin, Kutarkay.
Full-text: Kutark, Kutarkapatha, Kutarkkakkaran, Kutarkkam, Kutarki, False reasoning, Tarka, Ku.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
Chapter 5.4 - The Fallacious argument (kutarka) < [Chapter 5 - A Line of Demarcation between the first four and last four Yogadṛṣṭis]
Chapter 6.2 - Yogasāra-prābhṛta by Ācārya Amitagati < [Chapter 6 - Influence of the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.7.26 < [Chapter 7 - Śrī Viśvarūpa Takes Sannyāsa]
Obeisance to Vyasa < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 2 (1969)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.198 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
The Sixty-four arts and crafts (Kalā) < [Appendices]