Samanyavacana, Sāmānyavacana, Samanya-vacana: 3 definitions
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Samanyavacana 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 dictionarySāmānyavacana (सामान्यवचन).—a. expressing a common property; P.II.1.55.
2) expressing a general notion; III. 4.5.
-nam a substantive.
Sāmānyavacana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sāmānya and vacana (वचन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sāmānyavacana (सामान्यवचन):—[=sāmānya-vacana] [from sāmānya > sāmāna] mfn. expressing a common property, [Pāṇini 2-1, 55]
2) [v.s. ...] expressing a general or a wider notion, [ib. iii, 4, 5]
3) [v.s. ...] n. a substantive (as opp. to its attribute), [Sāyaṇa]
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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: Vacana, Samanya.
Full-text: Samanya.
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