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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pradhānakāraṇavāda (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 Dictionary

Pradhānakāraṇavāda (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, Vaada, Pradhana, Vada, Vata.

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