Pradhanakaranavada, Pradhānakāraṇavāda, Pradhana-karanavada: 3 definitions
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Pradhanakaranavada 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPradhānakāraṇavāda (प्रधानकारणवाद).—the doctrine that प्रधान (pradhāna) is the original cause (according to Sāṅkhyas).
Derivable forms: pradhānakāraṇavādaḥ (प्रधानकारणवादः).
Pradhānakāraṇavāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pradhāna and kāraṇavāda (कारणवाद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPradhānakāraṇavāda (प्रधानकारणवाद):—[=pradhāna-kāraṇa-vāda] [from pradhāna > pra-dhā] m. the doctrine that Pradhāna is the original cause (according to the Sāṃkhya), [Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahma-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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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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Partial matches: Karanavada, Vada, Vata, Pradhana.
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