Syadvada, Syādvāda, Syat-vada: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Syadvada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Syadwad.
In Hinduism
Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
Source: WikiPedia: Nirukta (etymology)Syādvāda (स्याद्वाद) is the theory of conditioned predication, the first part of which is derived from the Sanskrit word syāt (Sanskrit: स्यात्), which is the third person singular of the optative tense of the Sanskrit verb as (Sanskrit: as), “to be”, and which becomes syād when followed by a vowel or a voiced consonant, in accordance with sandhi.
Nirukta (निरुक्त) or “etymology” refers to the linguistic analysis of the Sanskrit language. This branch studies the interpretation of common and ancient words and explains them in their proper context. Nirukta is one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraSyādvāda (स्याद्वाद) refers to the “many-sided doctrine”: the distinctive feature of Jain logic.
Syādvāda considers everything from 7 points of view from which the further name, “saptabhaṅgī”:
- Syād asti: something is.
- Syān nāsti: something is not.
- Syād asti nāsti: something is and is not.
- Syād avaktavyam: something is indescribable.
- Syād asti avaktavyam: something is, though it is indescribable.
- Syān nāsti avaktavyam: something is not, even though it is indescribable.
- Syād asti nāsti avaktavyam: something is and is not, though it is indescribable.
Though such an important feature of Jain logic, Syādvāda is only briefly mentioned in the āgamas or older commentaries. About the oldest work on Syādvāda is Haribhadra’s Anekāntajayapatāka. See.also Malliṣena’s Syādvādamañjarī; Jainadarśana by Nyāyavijaya (Gujarātī); O. of J. p. 116.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossarySyādvāda.—(EI 3; SII 1), Jain; also called syādvāda-mata, syādvāda-vidyā; scepticism. Note: syādvāda is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySyādvāda (स्याद्वाद).—an assertion of probability (in phil.), a form of scepticism of the Jainas.
Derivable forms: syādvādaḥ (स्याद्वादः).
Syādvāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms syāt and vāda (वाद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySyādvāda (स्याद्वाद).—m.
(-daḥ) An assertion of probability, (in philosophy.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySyādvāda (स्याद्वाद):—[=syād-vāda] [from syād > syāt] m. ‘assertion of possibility or non-possibility’, the sceptical or agnostic doctrine of the Jainas, [Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya]
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 dictionarySyādvāda (स्याद्वाद) [Also spelled syadwad]:—(nm) the sceptical or agnostic doctrine of the Jains.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSyādvāda (ಸ್ಯಾದ್ವಾದ):—[noun] (jain.) assertion of possibility or non-possibility the sceptical or agnostic doctrine.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Syad, Syat, Vada.
Starts with: Syadvadamanjari, Syadvadaratnakara, Syadvadavadin.
Full-text: Syadvadaratnakara, Syadvadamanjari, Syadvadavadin, Vadavadin, Syadwad, Anekanta-mata, Samantabhadra, Caturvritti, Shakti, Syat, Viradvatrimshika, Shitala, Ajna.
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A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter II.g - The doctrine of Syādvāda (doctrine of conditional predications) < [Chapter II - Jaina theory of Knowledge]
Chapter I.g - A brief description of Prameyakamalamārtaṇḍa < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Chapter II.e - The doctrine of Anekāntavāda (the theory of manifoldness) < [Chapter II - Jaina theory of Knowledge]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Notes on Anekānta (many-sided doctrine) < [Notes]
Part 2: Birth of Mahāvīra < [Chapter II - Mahāvira’s birth and mendicancy]
Part 7: Visit to Aṣṭāpada < [Chapter V - Life and death of the sons of Sagara]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 9 - The Doctrine of Syādvāda < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]
Part 8 - The Doctrine of Nayas < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Elephants in Jain Mythology < [Chapter 4]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 812 < [Chapter 13 - Examination of Sāmānya (the ‘universal’)]
Verse 3331 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
2.6. Karma in the light of cause and effect < [Chapter 4 - Main Theory and Practices in Jainism]