Sadhyapaksha, Sādhyapakṣa, Sadhya-paksha: 2 definitions
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Sadhyapaksha 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.
The Sanskrit term Sādhyapakṣa can be transliterated into English as Sadhyapaksa or Sadhyapaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySādhyapakṣa (साध्यपक्ष).—the plaint in a law-suit.
Derivable forms: sādhyapakṣaḥ (साध्यपक्षः).
Sādhyapakṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sādhya and pakṣa (पक्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySādhyapakṣa (साध्यपक्ष):—[=sādhya-pakṣa] [from sādhya > sādh] m. the side of the thing to be proved (in a lawsuit), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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