Vaikalpika: 10 definitions
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Vaikalpika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Vaikalpik.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvaikalpika (वैकल्पिक).—a S That on which there is difference of opinion;--as a doctrine, a point. 2 That subsists with another concerning which two option lies; that has the nature of an alternative;--as a precept, ordinance, rite. 3 Dubious, uncertain, respecting which there are fancies and conjectures.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaikalpika (वैकल्पिक).—a. (-kī f.) [विकल्पेन प्राप्तः तत्र भवो वा ठक् (vikalpena prāptaḥ tatra bhavo vā ṭhak)]
1) Optional.
2) Dubious, doubtful, uncertain, undecided.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaikalpika (वैकल्पिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1. Doubtful, indeterminate. 2. Alternative, optional. E. vikalpa and ṭhak aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaikalpika (वैकल्पिक).—i. e. vikalpa + ika, adj. 1. Alternative. 2. Doubtful, indeterminate.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaikalpika (वैकल्पिक).—[feminine] ī optional, arbitrary.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaikalpika (वैकल्पिक):—[from vaikalpa] mf(ī)n. admitting of difference of opinion, optional, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaikalpika (वैकल्पिक):—(kaḥ) a. Doubtful; alternative.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVaikalpika (वैकल्पिक) [Also spelled vaikalpik]:—(a) optional, alternative; ~[tā/tva] optionality.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaikalpika (ವೈಕಲ್ಪಿಕ):—
1) [adjective] not certain or uncertain, and hence, admitting of difference of opinion.
2) [adjective] left to one’s option or choice; not compulsory; elective; optional.
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)
Starts with: Vaikalpika-sambandha, Vaikalpika-urja, Vaikalpikata, Vaikalpikatva.
Full-text: Vaikalpik, Vaikalpikatva, Vaikalpikata, Vaikalpita, Vaikalpika-sambandha, Vaikalpika-urja, Vaikalpik-sambandh, Vaikalpik-urja, Vaibhashika, Vikalpa, Parigraha.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Vaikalpika; (plurals include: Vaikalpikas). 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 3.2.17-18 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (2): Dravya-samuddeśa (On Substance)]
Discussion on the Kalki Purana < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 2.45 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]