Nyayata, Nyāyata: 6 definitions

Introduction:

Nyayata means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Nyāyata (न्यायत) refers to “relating to the method” and represents one of the four “aspects in the truth of the path” (mārgasatya) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 100). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., nyāyata). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nyāyatā (न्यायता).—f.

(-tā) Fitness, propriety. E. tal added to nyāya; also with tva nyāyatvaṃ.

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

Nyāyatā (न्यायता):—[=ny-āya-tā] [from ny-āya] f. ([Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]) fitness, propriety.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nyāyatā (न्यायता):—(tā) 1. f. Fitness.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nyayata in German

context information

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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