Vyadhikarana, Vyādhikaraṇa, Vyadhi-karana: 11 definitions

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Vyadhikarana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Vyadhikarana in Shaivism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kakṣapuṭa-tantra

Vyādhikaraṇa (व्याधिकरण) refers to “causing illness”. It is a siddhi (‘supernatural power’) described in chapter one of the Kakṣapuṭatantra (a manual of Tantric practice from the tenth century). The term is composed of the words Vyādhi (‘disease’ or ‘ailment’), Karaṇa (‘causing’).

Source: Shodhganga: Mantra-sādhana: Chapter One of the Kakṣapuṭatantra

Vyādhikaraṇa (व्याधिकरण) refers to “causing illness” and represents one of the various siddhis (perfections) mentioned in the Kakṣapuṭatantra verse 1.11-13. Accordingly, “by excellent Sādhakas (tantric practitioners) wishing the Siddhi (e.g., vyādhikaraṇa), the mantrasādhana should be performed in advance, for the sake of the Siddhi. One would not attain any Siddhi without the means of mantra-vidhāna (the classification of mantra)”.

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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.

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

[«previous next»] — Vyadhikarana in Vyakarana glossary
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Vyadhikaraṇa (व्यधिकरण).—Characterized by different case-relations or case-affixes; possessed of different case-affixes; कः प्रसङ्गो यद् व्यधिकरणानां समासः स्यात् (kaḥ prasaṅgo yad vyadhikaraṇānāṃ samāsaḥ syāt) M. Bh. on P. II. 1.67.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vyadhikarana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vyadhikaraṇa (व्यधिकरण).—a S (vi & adhikaraṇa) Lying, subsisting, inherent in, or pertaining or relating to, different receptacles, subjects, seats, substrata, bases, lit. fig.; discordant, discrepant, uncongenial, unfriendly &c. 2 Equivocal, ambiguous, loose--an argument or a reasoning. 3 as s n A cavil or captious objection. v bōla.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vyadhikarana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vyadhikaraṇa (व्यधिकरण).—Subsisting in different receptacles or substrata; (as in व्यधिकरणबहुव्रीहि (vyadhikaraṇabahuvrīhi) which means 'a Bahuvrīhi compound, the first member of which is not in apposition, or stands in a different case-relation, to the second, in the dissolution of the compound'; e. g. चक्रपाणिः, चन्द्रमौलिः (cakrapāṇiḥ, candramauliḥ) &c.

Derivable forms: vyadhikaraṇam (व्यधिकरणम्).

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

Vyadhikaraṇa (व्यधिकरण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) The subsisting in different substrata.

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

Vyadhikaraṇa (व्यधिकरण).—[adjective] relating to another subject; [neuter] incongruency ([grammar]).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Vyadhikaraṇa (व्यधिकरण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[nyāya] Pheh. 12. Oppert. 7681.
—by Jagadīśa. Pheh. 13.

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

1) Vyadhikaraṇa (व्यधिकरण):—[=vy-adhikaraṇa] [from vy] a mfn. being in a different case-relation, relating to another subject, [Kapila’s Sāṃkhya-pravacana [Scholiast or Commentator]; Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti]

2) [v.s. ...] n. incongruity, [Kusumāñjali; Śiśupāla-vadha [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) [v.s. ...] the subsisting or inhering in different receptacles or subjects or substrata (sometimes applied to a loose or ambiguous argument; opp. to samānādhik See viśeṣa-vyāpti), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of sub voce works.

5) [=vy-adhikaraṇa] b vy-adhva etc. See p. 1028, col. 3.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vyadhikarana in German

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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

[«previous next»] — Vyadhikarana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vyadhikaraṇa (ವ್ಯಧಿಕರಣ):—[noun] a false and malicious statement meant to hurt someone’s reputation; a calumny.

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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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