Vaisheshikadarshana, Vaiśeṣikadarśana, Vaisheshika-darshana: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vaiśeṣikadarśana can be transliterated into English as Vaisesikadarsana or Vaisheshikadarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Vaiśeṣikadarśana (वैशेषिकदर्शन) refers to the “school of Indian atomistic physics”, associated with the aulūkyadarśana of the Sarvadarśanasaṃgraha (lit., “ompendium of all the darśanas”) by Mādhavācārya (fourteenth century CE) refers to the most famous text of the Saṃgraha literary genre dealing in 16 chapters with different darśanas or schools of Indian philosophy.—The tenth darśana is named aulūkya-darśana, and it treats of the school of Indian atomistic physics, the vaiśeṣikadarśana, whose semi-mythical founder is the sage (muni) Ulūka (a name meaning ‘owl’, because according to the hagiographic tradition he had assumed the form of an owl in order to gratify Śiva), better known as Kaṇāda (atom-eater). The chapter contains a synopsis and a résumé of the root text of the school, the Vaiśeṣikasūtra. [...]
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Vaiśeṣikadarśana (वैशेषिकदर्शन):—[=vaiśeṣika-darśana] [from vaiśeṣika] n. Name of [work]
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
Vaiśēṣikadarśana (ವೈಶೇಷಿಕದರ್ಶನ):—[noun] = ವೈಶೇಷಿಕ [vaisheshika]2 - 2.
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: Darshana, Vaisheshika.
Full-text (+25): Vaisheshika, Ayonija, Agunavant, Anitaretarakarana, Rupasparshavant, Apekshitatva, Asamahita, Ayugapad, Ruparasasparshavant, Ruparasagandhasparshavant, Avasphurjathu, Arupi, Adrishtakarita, Ayathadrishta, Anapadesha, Apratyaksha, Abbhuta, Avakshepana, Aprasiddha, Murtamurta.
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A critical study of Ānandajñāna’s Tarkasaṅgraha (by Satyan Sharma)
Part 8.1 - A brief outline of Tarkasaṅgraha < [Chapter 1 - Overview of Darśana and Ānandajñāna's Tarkasaṅgraha]
Part 8.2 - Importance of Tarkasaṅgraha < [Chapter 1 - Overview of Darśana and Ānandajñāna's Tarkasaṅgraha]
Informal Education of Sanskrit in Kerala (by Jayasree M.)
9. Problem in Ayurvedic Education < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit and Ayurveda: Role of Informal education]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 56 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 1]
Page 56 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 1]
Page 979 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 1]
Physician as depicted in Manasollasa (by Sri B. S. Hebballi)
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Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Understanding the genesis of Panchamahabhutas with special reference to Srushtyutpatti Siddhant. < [Volume 11, issue 8 (2023)]
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
Qualities (13): Dravatva (Fluidity) < [Chapter 4 - Quality and Action]
Abhāva as a Separate Category < [Chapter 7 - Abhāva (Non-existence)]
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