Prithakatva, Pṛthakatva: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pṛthakatva can be transliterated into English as Prthakatva or Prithakatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms1) Pṛthakatva (पृथकत्व):—Differentiation; one of the 10 paradi gunas.
2) Separation or exclusion , a character of particularity
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛthakatva (पृथकत्व).—n.
(-tvaṃ) Individuality, separateness, severalty. E. tva added to pṛthak; also with tal, pṛthaktā .
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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