Vaktavya: 17 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Vaktvy.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य).—That which ought to be stated -or prescribed; the word is frequently found used by the Varttikakāra when he suggests any addition to, or modification in Panini's rules. Sometimes,the word is added by the author of the Mahabhasya in the explanation of a Varttika after stating what is lacking in the Varttika. 40
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य) refers to “stating with reference (to the facts as they are)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.13 (“Śiva-Pārvatī dialogue”).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī said to Śiva: “O Yogin, O lord Śiva, based on what you said how can that Prakṛti cease to exist and how can you be considered beyond that Prakṛti? You shall ponder over this and say with reference [i.e., vaktavya] to the facts as they are. All these (the universe etc) are bound by Prakṛti continuously. Hence you shall not say anything, not do anything. Know that speaking, doing etc. is a Prākṛta activity”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaiva philosophy
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य) refers to “(that which can be) talked about”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.129-130.—Accordingly, “Even [if] an external object [is] inferred [, it] can be talked about (vaktavya) only insofar as it is being manifest, for if [it] were distinct from the manifesting consciousness (prakāśa), since as a result it would not be manifest, [the awareness of] the very fact that the entity is inferred would amount to a state of stupor!”.
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
Shaivism
Vaktavyā (वक्तव्या) refers to “(that which is) declared to be”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 21.9cd-14]—“[But if mantras were aṇu [they] would be embodied forms of separation. The essential selves are known as impure [and are] by no means powerful. Whose impurity does the impure remove? Aṇu mantras [and] devalas are not perfected, O Parameśvara. Without existence, the three kinds of tattvas are kept from a multitude of objects. There, union is declared to be (vaktavyā) the desire for another living being’s welfare.[...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य) refers to “that which should be said” (as part of an offering ceremony), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering manual of the root-heart] “[...] The ground should be struck with a pomegranate branch fiercely. ‘Listen, O spell-master, what is your command?’ Then the spell-master should say (vaktavya), ‘Keep the vows of the Tathāgata.’ ‘I shall keep them all’. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
vaktavya (वक्तव्य).—a S (Purposed, necessary, proper, occurring) to be spoken or said.
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vaktavya (वक्तव्य).—n S A dictum or an aphorism; a rule or precept delivered: also an apothegm or a saying in general.
vaktavya (वक्तव्य).—a (Proper) to be spoken. n A dictum; a saying.
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
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य).—pot. p. [vac-tavya]
1) Fit to be said, told, spoken or declared; तत्तर्हि वक्तव्यं न वक्तव्यम् (tattarhi vaktavyaṃ na vaktavyam) (frequently occurring in Mahābhārata )
2) To be spoken about.
3) Reprehensible, blamable, censurable.
4) Low, vile, base.
5) Accountable, responsible.
6) Dependent; कामवक्तव्य- हृदया भर्तृनाथाश्चरन्ति याः (kāmavaktavya- hṛdayā bhartṛnāthāścaranti yāḥ) Rām.2.117.26.
-vyam 1 Speaking, speech.
2) A precept, rule, dictum.
3) Blame, censure, reproach; एवमेतत् । वक्तव्यं परिहर्तव्यं च (evametat | vaktavyaṃ parihartavyaṃ ca) Pañcharātram 2; वक्तव्यं किञ्चिदस्मासु (vaktavyaṃ kiñcidasmāsu) Pratimā 3.6.
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य).—mfn.
(-vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) 1. Fit or proper to be said or spoken, to be spoken or uttered. 2. To be spoken about or against. 3. Vile, bad, reprehensible. 4. Subject, dependent. 5. Low, base. n.
(-vyaṃ) 1. A rule, a dictum, a sentence. 2. Speech. 3. Reproach. E. vac to speak, and tavya aff., of the future participle.
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य).—[adjective] to be said or uttered, to be spoken to, of, or against; blamable, reprehensible, accountable, responsible; [neuter] [impersonally], as subst. reproach, censure. Abstr. tā† [feminine], tva† [neuter]
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Vaktavya (वक्तव्य).—[adjective] to be said or uttered, to be spoken to, of, or against; blamable, reprehensible, accountable, responsible; [neuter] [impersonally], as subst. reproach, censure. Abstr. tā† [feminine], tva† [neuter]
1) Vaktavya (वक्तव्य):—a vaktṛ, vaktra etc. See p.912, [columns] 1, 2.
2) [from vac] b mf(ā)n. to be (or being) spoken or said or uttered or declared, fit to be said or spoken etc., [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc. (n. [impersonal or used impersonally] ‘it should be said’ etc.)
3) [v.s. ...] to be named or called, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
4) [v.s. ...] to be spoken to or addressed, to be told (with [accusative] of thing), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] to be spoken about or against, objection. able, reprehensible, vile, low, bad, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] liable to be called to account, accountable or answerable or responsible or subject to, dependent on ([genitive case] or [compound]), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] n. speaking, speech, [Pañcatantra]
8) [v.s. ...] blame, censure, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]
9) [v.s. ...] a rule, dictum, aphorism, [Horace H. Wilson]
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य):—[(vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) a.] That may or should be spoken; vile; dependant. n. A rule, saying, speek.
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य):—(wie eben) adj.
1) zu sprechen, zu sagen, zu verkünden [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 504] (= vacorha). [Medinīkoṣa y. 103] (= vacanārha). praśaṃsa [Yāska’s Nirukta 11, 31.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 7, 1, 26.] [Praśnopaniṣad 4, 8] (was gesprochen wird). sarve svarā ghoṣavanto balavanto vaktavyāḥ [Chāndogyopaniṣad 2, 22, 5.] tasmātsatyaṃ hi vaktavyam [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 83. 104.] [Mahābhārata 3, 2733.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 1, 74, 4.] tvayi [3, 35, 26. 5, 56, 5.] [Śākuntala 67, 5.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 1, 8. 5, 91. 24, 4. 54, 52. 65. 79.] eṣām [Kathāsaritsāgara 32, 57. 40, 7. 121, 177] (a). [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 223.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 6, 12.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 23, 84. 69, 50.] tasya doṣo na vaktavyaḥ so v. a. vorzuwerfen [Spr. 1854, v. l.] tatsaṃjñaṃ vaktavyaṃ varṣam zu benennen [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 8, 1.] vācaṃ savaktavyām die Rede mit dem was gesagt wird [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 12, 26.] caritre bahuvaktavye worüber sich viel sagen lässt [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 67.] impers.: sarvairapi ca vaktavyaṃ na prājñāyanta pāṇḍavāḥ [Mahābhārata 4, 87.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 13.] [Rāmāyaṇa ed. Bomb. 3, 40, 9.] [Sāhityadarpana 2, 8.] yāmīti vaktavye kaḥ pariśramaḥ welche Mühe ist es zu sagen «ich gehe»? [Harivaṃśa 4813.] sādhu bhūpeti vaktavye sādhvavantinniti vadan anstatt sādhu bhūpa zu sagen [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 17.] nāyaṃ vaktavyasya kālaḥ Zeit zu reden [Pañcatantra 194, 23.] —
2) anzureden, zu dem man sprechen soll (mit acc. der Sache): vaktavyāścāpi rājānaḥ sarve yudhiṣṭhirasyāśvamedho bhavadbhiranubhūyatām [Mahābhārata 14, 2217.] [Harivaṃśa 11301.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 27, 10. 52, 33 (49, 34 Gorresio). 58, 19. 3, 44, 9.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 55, 12.] [Śākuntala 55, 10.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 12, 96.] [Pañcatantra 193, 14.] alpamapyapriyaṃ vākyaṃ na vaktavyau [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 23, 14. 13. 5, 56, 5.] mātā ca mama kausalyā kuśalaṃ cābhivādanam . apramādaṃ ca vaktavyā [Rāmāyaṇa] ed. [SCHL. 2, 58, 14.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 44, 7.] [Bhaṭṭikavya 7, 19.] —
3) tadelnswerth, übelberüchtigt; = garhya, kutsita [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 24, 161.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] (lies garhya st. gṛhya). [Medinīkoṣa] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 66.] ā keśāgrānnakhāgrācca vaktavyo (so die ed. Bomb.) vaktumicchasi [Mahābhārata 7, 9153.] n. Tadel, Vorwurf: eko māṃ dahati janāpavādavahnirvaktavyaṃ yadiha mayā hatā priyeti [Mṛcchakaṭikā 167, 12.] —
4) (verantwortlich, Rede und Antwort zu geben verpflichtet) abhängig, in der Gewalt von stehend; = adhīna [Amarakoṣa] st. dessen fälschlich hīna [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] kāmavaktavyahṛdayā [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 2, 25.] — Vgl. punarvaktavya, vacanīya, vācya .
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Vaktavya (वक्तव्य):—
1) n. impers. mit saha [Spr. (II) 6735.]
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य):—oder vaktavya —
1) Adj. (adj. Comp. f. ā) — a) zu sprechen , zu sagen , zu verkünden , auszusprechen , auszusagen , was gesprochen wird ; mit Loc. oder Gen. der Person. n. impers. yāmītivaktavye wenn sich gehen gesagt werden soll , vaktavyasya kālaḥ Zeit zu reden. — b) zu benennen. — c) anzureden , zu dem man sprechen soll mit Acc. der Sache. — d) tadelnswerth , übel berüchtigt [Mahābhārata 7,198,28.] — e) ( verantwortlich , Rede und Antwort zu geben verpflichtet ) abhängig , in der Gewalt von — (Gen. oder im Comp. vorangehend) stehend. —
2) n. Tadel , Vorwurf.
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Hindi dictionary
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य) [Also spelled vaktvy]:—(nm) a statement; (a) worth stating.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vaktavya (ವಕ್ತವ್ಯ):—
1) [adjective] to be spoken, uttered, declared.
2) [adjective] fit to be spoken, uttered or declared.
3) [adjective] making (something) clear, understandable; explaining.
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Vaktavya (ವಕ್ತವ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] a man who is subject to another’s control or command.
2) [noun] the interpretation, meaning or sense given in explaining; explanation.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य):—n. speech; articulation; elocution; utterance; statement; adj. to be spoken;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Vaktavyahridaya, Vaktavyata, Vaktavyatva, Vaktavyaviveka.
Full-text (+86): Vaktavyata, Avaktavya, Pravaktavya, Vaktavyatva, Anuvaktavya, Prativaktavya, Nirvaktavya, Punarvaktavya, Vaktavyahridaya, Pratahkalavaktavya, Presa-vaktavya, Bahuvaktavya, Press-vaktavy, Punarvaktavyata, Abhutatadbhava, Vacyavarjita, Samanjasa, Krukan, Ikabaka, Apanaya.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.399 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Verse 3.14.490 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Verse 4.1.36 < [Chapter 1 - The Story of the Personified Vedas]
Verse 4.1.21 < [Chapter 1 - The Story of the Personified Vedas]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) (by C. Sankara Rama Sastri)
Chapter 5 - Sanskrit text (pancama-anka) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)