व्याजvyāja1 Deciet, trick, deception, fraud.
- 1 Deciet, trick, deception, fraud.
- Art, cunning; अव्याजमनोहरं वपुः Ś.1.18 'artlessly lovely'; Māl.5.12.
- A pretext, pretence, semblance; ध्यान- व्याजमुपेत्य Nāg.1.1; R.4.25,58;1.76;11.66.
- An artifice, a device, contrivance; व्याजार्धसंदर्शितमेखलानि R.13.42.
- Wickedness, depravity.
Derived forms and compounds
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-आह्वयः a false name.
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-उक्तिः
- Feminine
- a figure of speech in which what is apparently the effect of one cause is intentionally ascribed to another; in other words, where a feeling is dissembled by being attributed to a different cause; see K. Parasmaipada1 under व्याजोक्ति.
- covert allusion, insinuation.
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-गुरुः a teacher, only in appearance.
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-निद्रित Adjective feigning sleep.
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-निन्दा artful censure.
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-पूर्व Adjective having only the appearance of anything.
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-व्यवहारः artful conduct.
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-सुप्त Adjective feigning to be asleep.
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-स्तुतिः Feminine a figure of speech resembling the English 'irony', wherein censure is implied by apparent praise; or praise by apparent censure; व्याजस्तुतिर्मुखे निन्दा स्तुतिवी रूढिरन्यथा K. Parasmaipada1.
Source: ApteApte entry
