Spashtartha, Spaṣṭārtha, Spashta-artha: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Spaṣṭārtha can be transliterated into English as Spastartha or Spashtartha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarSpaṣṭārtha (स्पष्टार्थ).—An expression used often by commentators with reference to a line or a passage of the text the meaning of which is clear and no explanation is necessary.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySpaṣṭārtha (स्पष्टार्थ).—a. intelligible, clear.
Spaṣṭārtha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms spaṣṭa and artha (अर्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySpaṣṭārtha (स्पष्टार्थ).—mfn.
(-rthaḥ-rthā-rthaṃ) Clear, perspicuous, intelligible. E. spaṣṭa, artha sense.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySpaṣṭārtha (स्पष्टार्थ).—[adjective] clear in meaning, intelligible; [neuter] [adverb]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySpaṣṭārtha (स्पष्टार्थ):—[from spaṣṭa > spaś] mfn. clear in meaning, distinct, obvious, perspicuous, intelligible, [Cāṇakya; Yājñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySpaṣṭārtha (स्पष्टार्थ):—[spaṣṭā+rtha] (rthaḥ-rthā-rthaṃ) a. Perspicuous.
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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySpaṣṭārtha (स्पष्टार्थ):—(nm) distinct/unequivocal meaning; categorical expression; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Spashta, Artha.
Ends with: Vispashtartha.
Full-text: Vispashtartha, Spashta, Dhya, Spash.
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