Vyangartha, Vyaṅgārtha, Vyanga-artha: 3 definitions

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Vyangartha 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.

In Hinduism

Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kavya)

Vyaṅgārtha (व्यङ्गार्थ) refers to one of the “three kinds of meaning of words”, according to the Sāhityadarpaṇa.—There are three kinds of meaning of words which are: vācyārtha, lakṣārtha and vyaṅgārtha. The vācyārtha is known by abhidhā, lakṣārtha is known by lakṣaṇā and vyaṅgārtha is recognized by vyañjanā. Thus it can be said that Abhidhā denotes the primary meaning, where the dictionary meaning of the word is predominant. Lakṣaṇā denotes the secondary meaning which is established after the failure of the primary sense though it is based on the primary meaning. And vyañjanā denotes the suggestive sense of a word.

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Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vyaṅgārtha (व्यङ्गार्थ).—suggested or implied sense; cf. व्यङ्ग्य (vyaṅgya).

Derivable forms: vyaṅgārthaḥ (व्यङ्गार्थः).

Vyaṅgārtha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vyaṅga and artha (अर्थ).

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

Vyaṅgārtha (व्यङ्गार्थ):—[=vy-aṅgārtha] [from vy-aṅga] 1. vy-aṅgārtha m. (in [rhetoric]) suggested sense or meaning, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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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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