Vaimatya: 7 definitions

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Vaimatya 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vaimatya (वैमत्य).—

1) Dissension, dissent; वैमत्यं परिहर्तव्यं कर्तव्यं मदुदीरितम् (vaimatyaṃ parihartavyaṃ kartavyaṃ madudīritam) Śiva B.29.84.

2) Dislike, aversion.

Derivable forms: vaimatyam (वैमत्यम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vaimatya (वैमत्य).—n.

(-tyaṃ) 1. Dissension. 2. Dislike, aversion.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vaimatya (वैमत्य).—i. e. vi-mati + ya, n. Dissension, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 462.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vaimatya (वैमत्य).—[neuter] dissension.

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

1) Vaimatya (वैमत्य):—[from vaimatika] m. a [patronymic] [gana] kurv-ādi

2) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of a school of the White Yajur-veda, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

3) [v.s. ...] n. difference of opinion, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

4) [v.s. ...] aversion, dislike, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vaimatya in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vaimatya (ವೈಮತ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] lack of unanimity in opinion; difference of opinion.

2) [noun] an abhorring, loathing; detestation; abhorrence.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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