Savikalpaka: 8 definitions

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In Hinduism

Nyaya (school of philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Savikalpaka in Nyaya glossary
Source: Shodhganga: A study of Nyāya-vaiśeṣika categories

Savikalpaka (सविकल्पक, “determinate”) refers to one of the two types of pratyakṣa (perception), according to Annaṃbhaṭṭa and Keśava Miśra (Tarkabhāṣā). Savikalpaka-pratyakṣa is that in which the cognition of an object is qualified by certain attributes like name, genus, quality etc. According to Annaṃbhaṭṭa, attributive knowledge is called Savikalpaka (determinate) pratyakṣa. In Dīpikā he says that the knowledge which comprehends the relation of qualified and qualifier such as name, class etc. are known as savikalpaka. Apprehensions like, ‘He is a Dittha’; ‘He is a Brāhmaṇa’;‘He is black’; ‘He is a cook’ etc. are the examples of savikalpaka-pratyakṣa. These are the illustrations of knowledge qualified by saṃjñā (name), jāti (class), guṇa (quality) and kriyā (action) respectively.

According to these philosophers, nirvikalpaka is an actual knowledge but beyond sense perception (atīndriya). In reality the contents of the savikalpaka and the nirvikalpaka are the same. But the difference is that while in the savikalpaka the object and its attributes stand in the subject-predicate relation, in the latter, no such relation is accepted.

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Nyaya (न्याय, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

[«previous next»] — Savikalpaka in Ayurveda glossary
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Savikalpaka (सविकल्पक):—[savikalpakam] Differentiated

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Savikalpaka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Savikalpaka (सविकल्पक).—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): savikalpa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Savikalpaka (सविकल्पक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Admitting of an alternative or choice. 2. Doubtful. f.

(-kā) Adj. (In Vedanta philosophy,) Recognizing distinctions: namely those of subject and object, (as opposed to nirvikalpa.) E. sa with, vikalpa option, kap added.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Savikalpaka (सविकल्पक).—[adjective] admitting of difference or variety, differenced.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Savikalpaka (सविकल्पक):—[sa-vikalpaka] (kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a. Admitting an alternative; doubtful.

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Savikalpaka in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Savikalpaka in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Savikalpaka (ಸವಿಕಲ್ಪಕ):—[noun] = ಸವಿಕಲ್ಪ [savikalpa].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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