Vyapti, Vyāpti: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarVyāpti (व्याप्ति).—Occupation; presence comprehensive nature; cf. व्याप्तिमत्वात्तु शब्दस्य (vyāptimatvāttu śabdasya) Nir.I.2, where व्याप्ति (vyāpti) refers to the permanent presence of the word in the minds of the speaker and the hearer, the word शब्द (śabda) referring to the नित्यशब्द (nityaśabda) or स्फोट (sphoṭa).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvyāpti (व्याप्ति).—f (S) Pervasion; inherence or presence throughout the extension of. 2 Universal permeation or ubiquity. One of the attributes of Shiva or the Deity. 3 S Obtainedness, acquisition, gain. 4 In logic. Intimate and inseparable connection with, or involvedness or comprisedness in (as of a certain subject with a certain property or predicate, or of a certain cause with a certain effect); viewed therefore as the warrant or sustaining principle of inference. Ex. agnīcī vyāpti dhumāvara Fire is thoroughly and necessarily included or implied in smoke; it exists necessarily as the cause of smoke, and its presence therefore is infallibly inferred from the presence of smoke.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvyāpti (व्याप्ति).—f Pervasion; universal permea- tion. Gain.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVyāpti (व्याप्ति).—f.
1) Pervasion, permeation.
2) (In logic) Universal pervasion, invariable concomitance, universal accompaniment of the middle term by the major; यत्र यत्र धूमस्तत्र तत्राग्निरिति साहचर्यनियमो व्याप्तिः (yatra yatra dhūmastatra tatrāgniriti sāhacaryaniyamo vyāptiḥ) T. S.; अव्यभिचरित- साध्यसामानाधिकरण्यं व्याप्तिः (avyabhicarita- sādhyasāmānādhikaraṇyaṃ vyāptiḥ) Tarka K.; व्याप्तिः साध्यवदन्यस्मिन्न- संबन्ध उदाहृतः । अथवा हेतुमन्निष्ठविरहाप्रतियोगिना । साध्येन हेतो- रैकाधिकरण्यं व्याप्तिरुच्यते (vyāptiḥ sādhyavadanyasminna- saṃbandha udāhṛtaḥ | athavā hetumanniṣṭhavirahāpratiyoginā | sādhyena heto- raikādhikaraṇyaṃ vyāptirucyate) Bhāṣā P.67-68.
3) A universal rule, universality.
4) Fulness.
5) Obtaining.
6) Omnipresence, ubiquity (as a divine attribute).
Derivable forms: vyāptiḥ (व्याप्तिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyāpti (व्याप्ति).—f.
(-ptiḥ) 1. Pervading, inherence, the inherent and essential presence of any one, (thing or property,) in another, as of oil in the sesamum seed, heat in fire, or the Deity in the universe, &c. 2. Getting, obtaining, gain. 3. Universal permeation, omnipresence, as one of Siva'S superhuman properties. 4. An universal rule. 5. Fulness. E. vi and āp to pervade, aff. ktin .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyāpti (व्याप्ति).—i. e. vi-āp + ti, f. 1. Pervading, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Vyāpti (व्याप्ति).—[feminine] obtaining, reaching, penetrating, filling, containing; universal pervasion, general rule.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Vyāpti (व्याप्ति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[nyāya] Pheh. 13.
2) Vyāpti (व्याप्ति):—[nyāya] by Gadādhara. As p. 9.
—by Jagadīśa. Cs 3, 323.
1) Vyāpti (व्याप्ति):—[=vy-āpti] [from vy-āp] f. (ifc. tika) acquisition, attainment, accomplishment, [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] pervasion, inherence, inherent and inseparable presence of any one thing in another (as of oil in sesamum seed, heat in fire etc.), universal pervasion, invariable concomitance, universal distribution or accompaniment (e.g. ‘smoke is always pervaded by fire’, or ‘fire is necessarily attended with smoke’ cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 62]), [Kapila; Nyāyamālā-vistara [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] universality, universal rule without an exception, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha; Vedāntasāra]
4) [v.s. ...] omnipresence, ubiquity (as a divine attribute), [Horace H. Wilson]
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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Starts with (+9): Vyaptibhadra, Vyaptigraha, Vyaptigrahopaya, Vyaptigrahopayapurvapakshaprakasha, Vyaptigrahopayarahasya, Vyaptigrahopayatippani, Vyaptigrahoyayapurvapakshaprakasha, Vyaptijnana, Vyaptikarman, Vyaptilakshana, Vyaptimant, Vyaptimat, Vyaptimattva, Vyaptinirupana, Vyaptinishcaya, Vyaptinyaya, Vyaptipancaka, Vyaptipancakarahasya, Vyaptipancakatika, Vyaptiparishkara.
Ends with: Abhivyapti, Anvayavyapti, Anvayavyatirekavyapti, Ativyapti, Avyapti, Purvapakshavyapti, Samagrivyapti, Siddhantavyapti, Visheshavyapti, Vishvavyapti, Vyatirekavyapti, Yavadvyapti.
Full-text (+31): Abhivyapti, Vyaptijnana, Vyaptigrahopayarahasya, Vyaptipancakarahasya, Vyaptigrahopaya, Vyaptivadarahasya, Vyaptigrahopayatippani, Vyaptipancakatika, Vyaptivada, Vyaptigrahopayapurvapakshaprakasha, Vyaptivadakroda, Vyaptivadaprakasha, Vyaptimattva, Vyaptivadakrodapattra, Vyatirekavyapti, Vyaptilakshana, Vyaptigraha, Ativyapti, Anvayavyapti, Vyaptinirupana.
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Chapter II.c - Classification of Pramāṇa < [Chapter II - Jaina theory of Knowledge]
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Part 2 - Inference (anumāna) < [Chapter XXVIII - Madhva Logic]
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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Sūtra 9.2.3 (Inferential Cognition includes Verbal Cognition) < [Chapter 2 - (? Inferential cognition)]