Savarnagrahana, Savarṇagrahaṇa: 1 definition
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Savarnagrahana 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.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarSavarṇagrahaṇa (सवर्णग्रहण).—Taking or including the cognate letters; a convention of grammarians to understand by the utterance of a vowel like अ, इ (a, i) or उ (u) all the 18 types of it which are looked upon as cognate (सवर्ण (savarṇa)), as also to understand all the five consonants of a class by the utterance of the first consonant with उ (u) added to it; e. g. कु (ku) denoting all the five consonants क्, खू, ग्, घ् (k, khū, g, gh) and ङ् (ṅ); cf. अणुदित्सवर्णस्य चाप्रत्ययः (aṇuditsavarṇasya cāpratyayaḥ) P.I. 1.69.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
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