Prakaranasama, Prakaraṇasama, Prakarana-sama: 6 definitions

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Prakaranasama 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 Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«previous next»] — Prakaranasama in Ayurveda glossary
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Prakaraṇasama (प्रकरणसम):—[prakaraṇasamaḥ] Reason appearing identical to the subject but is improper

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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In Buddhism

Buddhist philosophy

Source: Google Books: A History of Indian Logic (Buddhist Philosophy)

Prakaraṇasama (प्रकरणसम) refers to “balancing the point in dispute” or “begging the question ” and represents one of the various types of Hetvābhāsa (“fallacy”) (within a debate), according to Upāyakauśalyahṛdaya, an ancient work on the art of debate composed by Bodhisattva Nāgārjuna.—Hetvābhāsa (‘the fallacies’) signify reasons which are derived form an imperfect perception, inference, or comparison, or which deviate from the scripture. [...] Balancing the point in dispute or begging the question (prakaraṇasama), e.g., “the soul is eternal, because it is distinct from the body [It is a matter of dispute if a thing which is distinct from the body is eternal or not].”

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Prakaraṇasama (प्रकरणसम).—a kind of sophism; an assertion by two opponents of some argument which has the same force.

Derivable forms: prakaraṇasamaḥ (प्रकरणसमः).

Prakaraṇasama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prakaraṇa and sama (सम).

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

Prakaraṇasama (प्रकरणसम):—[=pra-karaṇa-sama] [from pra-karaṇa > pra-kara > pra-kṛ] m. a kind of sophism, an assertion by two opponents of some argument which has the same force of argument pro and con, [Nyāyasūtra; Caraka]

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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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