Pratyayaka, Pratyāyaka: 5 definitions
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Pratyayaka 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 dictionaryPratyāyaka (प्रत्यायक).—a.
1) Proving, explaining.
2) Convincing, producing assurance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pratyāyaka (प्रत्यायक):—[=praty-āyaka] [from praty-āya > pratī] mfn. ([from] [Causal]) causing to know or understand (-tva n.), [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
2) [v.s. ...] convincing, credible, [Mahābhārata 1.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pratyāyaka (प्रत्यायक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paccāyaya.
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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: Praty, Ayaka.
Starts with: Pratyayakara, Pratyayakaraka, Pratyayakarakarin, Pratyayakarana, Pratyayakarin, Pratyayakarini, Pratyayakatva.
Ends with: Apratyayaka, Sampratyayaka, Sapratyayaka.
Full-text: Pratyayakatva, Sampratyayakatva, Sapratyayaka, Sampratyayaka, Paccayaya, Pratyayana, I.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 1.65 < [Book 1 - Brahma-kāṇḍa (or Āgama-samuccaya)]
Verse 1.61 < [Book 1 - Brahma-kāṇḍa (or Āgama-samuccaya)]
Verse 2.357 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)