Pratijnahani, Pratijñāhāni: 6 definitions
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Pratijnahani 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)
Pratijñāhāni (प्रतिज्ञाहानि):—[pratijñāhāniḥ] Shift from the original stands: contradiction of one’s own statement being attacked by opponent
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.
In Buddhism
Buddhist philosophy
Pratijñāhāni (प्रतिज्ञाहानि) refers to “hurting the proposition” and represents one of the various “points of defeat” (nigrahasthāna), according to Upāyakauśalyahṛdaya, an ancient work on the art of debate composed by Bodhisattva Nāgārjuna.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pratijñāhāni (प्रतिज्ञाहानि).—f.
(-niḥ) Giving up the argument. E. pratijñā, and hāni abandoning.
Pratijñāhāni (प्रतिज्ञाहानि):—[=pratijñā-hāni] [from pratijñā > prati-jñā] f. giving up a proposition or argument, [Nyāyasūtra]
Pratijñāhāni (प्रतिज्ञाहानि):—[pratijñā-hāni] (niḥ) 2. f. Idem.
Pratijñāhāni (प्रतिज्ञाहानि):—f. das Aufgeben der aufgestellen Thesis in einer Disputation [Gotama's Nyāyadarśana 5,2,2.] [Śaṃkarācārya] zu [Bālarāmāyaṇa 2,3,6.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pratijna, Hani.
Full-text: Pratijnasamnyasa, Nigrahasthana, Pratijna.
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Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Dialectical terms (27): Violating the proposition (pratijñāhāni) < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
Ten technical debate terms [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
Dialectical terms (31): Points of defeat (nigrahasthāna) < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 13 - Logical Speculations and Terms relating to Academic Dispute < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
Analysis of Charaka's Tantrayukti and Vadamarga in Samhita concepts. < [Volume 5, Issue 4: July - August 2018]
The Nyaya theory of Knowledge (by Satischandra Chatterjee)
Part 7 - The fallacies of Chala, Jati and Nigrahasthana < [Chapter 14 - The Fallacies of Inference (anumana)]
Influence of Nyaya-Vaisesika on Ayurveda (by Sindhu K. K.)
7. The arrangement Categories in the Nyaya-sutra < [Chapter 1 - Origin and Development of Nyaya-Vaisesika and Ayurveda]
Notes for chapter 4 < [Chapter 4 - Reflections of Nyaya-Vaisesika on Ayurveda—Based on Caraka Samhitha]
3. Logical reflections in medical assemblies < [Chapter 4 - Reflections of Nyaya-Vaisesika on Ayurveda—Based on Caraka Samhitha]
The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system (by Babu C. D)