Vivadaka, Vivādaka: 4 definitions
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Vivadaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvivādaka : (m.) one who disputes.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVivādaka, (fr. vivāda) a quarreller J. I, 209. (Page 638)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVivādaka (विवादक).—m. (to Sanskrit vivāda, °dayati; Pali id., one who quarrels), either quarrelsome person (as Pali), or (= Sanskrit °da plus -ka svārthe) quarrel: no bhuyo (m.c. for bhūyo) puravarasmi dehināṃ lobhadoṣakalahā vivādakā (several mss. °da-tā) Lalitavistara 54.9 (verse),…no disputes due to greed or hatred, no quarrelers (or quarrels).
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vivādaka (विवादक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vivāuga.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vivadakalpataru, Vivadakaumudi.
Full-text: Vivauga.
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