Pretyabhava, Pretyabhāva, Pretya-bhava: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Nyaya (school of philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: A study of Nyāya-vaiśeṣika categoriesPretyabhāva (प्रेत्यभाव, “transmigration”) refers to one of the twelve prameya (“objects of valid knowledge) according to the first chapter of Gautama’s Nyāyasūtra (2nd century CE). Prameya in turn represents the second of the sixteen padārthas (“categories”). Accordingly, “the meaning of transmigration (pretyabhāva) is rebirth. Rebirth means a series of birth and deaths. Birth is due to the relation of the soul with body, sense-organs, mind etc. It depends upon our karma (action), good or bad”.
Nyaya (न्याय, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPretyabhāva (प्रेत्यभाव).—the condition of soul after death; कथं मे प्रेत्यभावेऽपि न तैः स्यात् सह संगमः (kathaṃ me pretyabhāve'pi na taiḥ syāt saha saṃgamaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.36.12.
Derivable forms: pretyabhāvaḥ (प्रेत्यभावः).
Pretyabhāva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pretya and bhāva (भाव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretyabhāva (प्रेत्यभाव).—m.
(-vaḥ) Being born again after dying. E. pretya, bhāva nature.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretyabhāva (प्रेत्यभाव).—[masculine] the state after death.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretyabhāva (प्रेत्यभाव):—[=pretya-bhāva] [from pretya > pre] m. the state after death, future life, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] (cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 63])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretyabhāva (प्रेत्यभाव):—[pretya-bhāva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Future birth.
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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: Pretya, Bhava.
Full-text: Pretyabhavika, Prameya.
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The Concept of Sharira as Prameya (by Elizabeth T. Jones)
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Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
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The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system (by Babu C. D)
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