Tattvabodhini, Tattvabodhinī: 5 definitions

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Tattvabodhini 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)

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Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Tattvabodhinī (तत्त्वबोधिनी).—Name of the well-known commentary on Bhattoji's Siddhnta Kaumudi written by his pupil Jnanendrasarasvati at Benares. Out of the several commentaries on the Siddhantakaumudi, the Tattvabodhini is looked upon as the most authoritative and at the same time very scholarly.

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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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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Tattvabodhinī (तत्त्वबोधिनी) (Cf. Tattvabodhin) refers to “one who knows reality”, according to Tantrālokaviveka commentary on the Tantrāloka verses 4.230ab-232ab.—Accordingly, “[...] So, if you properly consider the procedure of invalidation, then (you will realize that) no injunction whatever loses reality. To explain: the rule that is the exception—by nature specific because it is (generally) void of any occasion (for application)—supersedes the general rule, which, being one that always has met with its occasion (for application), is by nature generally applicable. This is what those who know language say:—[‘Moreover, purity and impurity, which are generally enjoined, are simply superseded when a man knows reality (tattvabodhin). This is how it has been explained here (in the Mālinīvijayottara)’]”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Tattvabodhini in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Tattvabodhinī (तत्त्वबोधिनी) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Saṃkepaśārīrakaṭīkā.

2) Tattvabodhinī (तत्त्वबोधिनी):—[tantric] by Kṛṣṇānanda. L. 281.

3) Tattvabodhinī (तत्त्वबोधिनी):—Siddhāntakaumudīṭīkā [grammatical] by Jñānendra Sarasvatī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Tattvabodhinī (तत्त्वबोधिनी):—[=tat-tva-bodhinī] [from tat-tva > tat] f. ‘teaching true principles’, Name of a [commentator or commentary] on Saṃkṣepa-śārīraka

2) [v.s. ...] of a [commentator or commentary] on [Siddhānta-kaumudī] by Jñānendra-sarasvatī

3) [v.s. ...] truth-teaching cf. [Religious Thought and Life in India p.492 and 509]

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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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