Savikalpa: 8 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Savikalpa (सविकल्प).—a.
1) Optional.
2) Doubtful.
3) Recognizing a distinction as that of subject and object, or of the knower and the known (opp. nirvikalpaka q. v.).
See also (synonyms): savikalpaka.
Savikalpa (सविकल्प).—adj. admitting of an alternative, distinguishing, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Savikalpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and vikalpa (विकल्प).
Savikalpa (सविकल्प).—[adjective] admitting of difference or variety, differenced.
1) Savikalpa (सविकल्प):—[=sa-vikalpa] [from sa > sa-vaṃśā] mfn. possessing variety or admitting of distinctions, differentiated, [Vedāntasāra] (also paka, [ib.] etc.)
2) [v.s. ...] admitting of an alternative or option or doubt, optional, doubtful, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] together with the intermediate Kalpas, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Savikalpa (सविकल्प):—(2. sa + vi) adj.
1) Verschiedenheit —, Mannichfaltigkeit zulassend, damit behaftet, differentiirt [Vedānta lecture No. 124.] [Bālabodhanī 24.] —
2) sammt den Zwischen-Kalpa [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2, 10, 46.]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Savikalpa (सविकल्प) [Also spelled savikalp]:—[[~ka]] , (a) possessing variation or admitting of distinctions or alternatives/options, differentiated.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Savikalpa (ಸವಿಕಲ್ಪ):—[noun] an abstract meditation in which exists the sense of difference between the knower and the knowledge (as diff. from nirvikalpa, in which the knower and the knowledge are but the same).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Savikalpa (सविकल्प):—adj. 1. having alternatives; 2. admitting of distinctions; recognizing a distinction as that of subject and object; of the knower and the known;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vikalpa, Sha, Ca.
Starts with: Savikalpajnana, Savikalpaka, Savikalpasamadhi.
Full-text: Savikalpaka, Savikalp, Savikalpasamadhi, Savikalpajnana, Cavikarpam, You fen bie ying xiang, Cavikarpi, Cavikarpakkatci, Samapatti, You fen bie zhi, Samprajnata.
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Search found 33 books and stories containing Savikalpa, Sa-vikalpa; (plurals include: Savikalpas, vikalpas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 140 [Ṣaṭcakra Mānasa Sthiti] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Verse 82 [Śakti-śmaśāna in Savikalpaka and Nirvikalpaka Samādhis] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 10 - Perception in the light of elucidation by the later members of the Rāmānuja School < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Part 9 - Error and Doubt according to Veṅkaṭanātha < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Part 1 - Śaṅkara and Rāmānuja on the nature of Reality as qualified or unqualified < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
The Nervous System in Yoga and Tantra (Study) (by Ashok Majumdar)
The concept of Dhyana (meditation) < [Chapter 2 - The Eight Components of Yoga]
4.7. Nirliptatva (detachment) and Samadhi < [Chapter 2 - The Eight Components of Yoga]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 16 - Perception (Pratyakṣa) < [Chapter VIII - The Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Philosophy]
Part 5 - Indeterminate and determinate perception < [Chapter IX - Mīmāṃsā Philosophy]
Part 15 - Ātman, Jīva, Īśvara, Ekajīvavāda and Dṛṣṭisṛṣṭivāda < [Chapter X - The Śaṅkara School Of Vedānta]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 488 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Yogatattva Upanishad (translation and study) (by Sujata Jena)
Part 2.2 - Branches of Yoga—Rajayoga < [Chapter 3 - Yoga Philosophy in Yogatattva Upanisad]