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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. न्यायnyāyaMethod, manner, way, rule, system, plan; अधार्मिकं त्रिभिर्न्यायैर्निगृह्णीयात् प्रयत्नतः Ms.8.31; अनुक्ते हि…

    [नियन्ति अनेन; नि-इ घञ्]

    1. Method, manner, way, rule, system, plan; अधार्मिकं त्रिभिर्न्यायैर्निगृह्णीयात् प्रयत्नतः Ms.8.31; अनुक्ते हि न्याये न प्रतीमोऽर्थान्तरम् ŚB. on MS.6. 2.5; तस्मान्नावस्थितो न्यायः प्रत्युद्ध्रियेत ŚB. on MS.6.2.1. ननु लिङ्गमसाधकं, न्याय उच्यतां यस्यैतद् द्योतकमिति ŚB. on MS.6. 2.3.
    2. Fitness, propriety, decorum; न्यायाधारा हि साधवः Ki.11.3.
    3. Law, justice, virtue, equity, righteousness, honesty; यान्ति न्यायप्रवृत्तस्य तिर्यञ्चोऽपि सहायताम् Atmanepada R.1.4.
    4. A law-suit, legal proceeding.
    5. Judicial sentence, judgment.
    6. Policy, good government.
    7. Likeness, analogy.
    8. A popular maxim, an apposite illustration, illustration, as दण्डापूपन्याय, काकतालीयन्याय, घुणाक्षरन्याय etc.; see Appendix.
    9. A Vedic accent; न्यायैस्त्रिभिरुदीर्णम् Ku.2.12. (Malli. takes न्याय to mean स्वर; but it is quite open, in our opinion, to take न्याय in the sense of 'a system' or 'way'; 'which are manifested in three systems, id est, that is ऋक्, यजुस् and सामन्'); न्यायगर्भद्विजाः Bh.3. 55.
    10. (In Grammar) A universal rule.
    11. A system of Hindu philosophy founded by the sage Gautama.
    12. The science of logic, logical philosophy.
    13. A complete argument or syllogism (consisting of five members; id est, that is प्रतिज्ञा, हेतु, उदाहरण, उपनय and निगमन).
    14. An epithet of Viṣṇu. (न्यायेन Indeclinable in the way of, after the manner or analogy of; बधिरान्मन्दकर्णः श्रेयानिति न्यायेन etc.).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -आगत Adjective rightly got, acquired (money).

    • -आचार Adjective virtuous.

    • -आधारः an example of virtue or propriety, -आभासः semblance of reason, sophism.

    • -उपेत rightly admitted.

    • -निर्वपण Adjective bestowing justly.

    • -णः Name of Śiva; Mb.13.17.126 (com. न्याययुक्तं निर्वपणं दानं यस्य).

    • -पथः the Mīmāṁsā philosophy; (Plural) the different philosophical systems; Bhāg.

    • -वर्तिन् Adjective well behaved, acting justly.

    • -वादिन् Adjective one who speaks what is right or just.

    • -विद्या, -शिक्षा ; see न्यायशास्त्र.

    • -वृत्तम् good conduct, virtue.

    • -शास्त्रम्

      1. the philosophical system of the Nyāya school.
      2. the science of logic.

    • -संबद्ध Adjective rational, logical.

    • -सारिणी proper or suitable behaviour.

    • -सूत्रम् the aphorisms of Nyāya philosophy by Gautama. [Note: A few of the common Nyāyas or popular maxims that were given under this word by Prin. Apte are taken in the Appendix along with many others.]

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  2. अन्यायanyāyaa.Unjust, improper; ˚दण्डः unjust punishment;

    [न. ब.]

    Unjust, improper; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedदण्डः unjust punishment;

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -यः

      1. Any unjust or unlawful action; see न्यायः; नरेष्वन्यायवर्तिषु Ms.7.16 acting unjustly, following evil courses; अन्यायेन unjustly, improperly; नापृष्टः कस्यचिद् ब्रूयान्न चान्यायेन पृच्छतः Ms.2.11.
      2. Injustice, impropriety.
      3. Irregularity, disorder.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. न्यायnyāya[ni ͜ âyá] m. [going back, reference, precedent], rule, standard, axiom, principle, method; manner; propriety…

    [ni ͜ âyá] masculine [going back, reference, precedent], rule, standard, axiom, principle, method; manner; propriety, correct way; logical proof or conclusion, syllogism; logic, the Nyâya system of philosophy; lawsuit; decision, judgment: instrumental, ablative, ˚--, after the manner of (--˚); instrumental -tas, ˚--, suitably, properly; -vartin, adjective behaving with propriety; -vâdin, adjective speaking suitably; -vid, masculine connoisseur; -vidyâ, feminine; also equal for logic; -vritta, perfect passive participle behaving with propriety; -sâstra, neuter treatise on logic; -sikshâ, feminine; also equal for logic.

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  2. अन्यायanyāya[a-nyâya] m. unseemly behaviour, unlawful conduct; -vartin, a., -vritta, pp., -vritti, a. behaving…

    [a-nyâya] masculine unseemly behaviour, unlawful conduct; -vartin, adjective, -vritta, perfect passive participle, -vritti, adjective behaving unbecomingly.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. न्यायnyāyam. (fr. 4. नि) that into which a thing goes back i.e. an original type, standard, method, rule, (esp.) a…
    1. masculine gender (from 4. नि) that into which a thing goes back id est an original type, standard, method, rule, (especially) a general or universal rule, model, axiom, system, plan, manner, right or fit manner or way, fitness, propriety TS. Breton Mn. MBh. etc. (612808 न्यायेन indeclinable and 612808.1 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयात् indeclinable either "in the right manner, regularly, duly", or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' "after the manner of, by way of")
    2. masculine gender a lawsuit, legal proceeding, judicial sentence, judgement Mr2icch. Pan5c.
    3. masculine gender a logical or syllogistic argument or inference (consisting of a combination of enthymeme and syllogism, and so having, according to the Naiya1yikas नैयायिक s 5 members, viz. प्रतिज्ञा, हेतु, उदाहरण, उपनय, निगमन, or according to the Veda1ntins वेदान्तिन् s 3 members)
    4. masculine gender a system of philosophy delivered by Gotama गोतम or Gautama गौतम (it is one of the six दर्शनस् quod vide, and is perhaps so called, because it "goes into" all subjects physical and metaphysical according to the a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) syllogistic method treated of in one division of the system; its branch is called Vais3eshika वैशेषिक)
    5. masculine gender likeness, analogy, a popular maxim or apposite illustration (confer, compare काका*क्षि-, घुणा*क्षर-, दण्डा*पूप . etc.)
    6. (in compound)
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  2. अग्न्यायतनagnyāyatanan. a fire-shrine, Ma1nGr2.

    neuter gender a fire-shrine, Ma1nGr2.

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  3. अन्धचटकन्यायandhacaṭakanyāyam. the rule of the blind man catching a sparrow (cf. घुणा * क्षर - न्य् ˚), A.

    masculine gender the rule of the blind man catching a sparrow (confer, compare घुणा * क्षर - न्य् that the rest of a word is to be supplied), A.

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  4. अन्धपरम्परान्यायandhaparamparānyāyam. the rule of the blind following the blind (applied to people following each other thoughtlessly), ib.

    masculine gender the rule of the blind following the blind (applied to people following each other thoughtlessly), ibidem

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  5. अन्यायanyāyam. unjust or unlawful action
    1. masculine gender unjust or unlawful action
    2. masculine gender impropriety, indecorum
    3. masculine gender irregularity, disorder.
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having intercourse with another's wife, Nalac.
    5. (in compound)
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  6. अन्यायतस्anyāyatasind. irregularly, improperly, BhP.

    indeclinable irregularly, improperly, BhP.

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