Vyavaharavadin, Vyavahāravādin, Vyavahara-vadin: 1 definition
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Vyavaharavadin 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVyavahāravādin (व्यवहारवादिन्).—m. upholder of the usage theory i. e. one who holds that transactions of old persons (vṛddhavyavahāra) can explain the knowledge of the connection between शब्द (śabda) and its अर्थ (artha) by the younger ones; अपि च व्यवहारवादिनः प्रत्यक्षमुपदिशन्ति कल्पयन्ति इतरे सम्बन्धारम् (api ca vyavahāravādinaḥ pratyakṣamupadiśanti kalpayanti itare sambandhāram) ŚB. on MS.1.1.5.
Vyavahāravādin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vyavahāra and vādin (वादिन्).
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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Partial matches: Vyavahara.
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