Vacakatva, Vācakatva, Vacaka-tva: 3 definitions
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Vacakatva 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vachakatva.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVācakatva (वाचकत्व):—[=vācaka-tva] [from vācaka > vāc] n. ([Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad; Patañjali; Sāhitya-darpaṇa etc.]) the speaking or treating of, expressing, significance.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVācakatva (ವಾಚಕತ್ವ):—[noun] the quality of being significant; suggestiveness; significance.
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)
Ends with: Vacyavacakatva.
Full-text: Vacyavacakatva, Vacakata, Artha.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Vacakatva, Vācakatva, Vacaka-tva, Vācaka-tva; (plurals include: Vacakatvas, Vācakatvas, tvas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.339 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Verse 2.188 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Verse 3.3.27 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (3): Sambandha-samuddeśa (On Relation)]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1093 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Verse 2762-2766 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.8 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 2.33 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 4.90 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Vakyapadiya (study of the concept of Sentence) (by Sarath P. Nath)
3.1. Sentence According to the Mīmāṃsā School < [Chapter 2 - Perspectives on the Concept of Sentence]