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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. हेतुhetuCause, reason, object, motive; इति हेतुस्तदुद्भवे K. P.1; Māl.1.23; R.1.1; नीचैराख्यं गिरिमधिवसेस्तत्र…

    [हि-तुन् Uṇ.1.73]

    1. Cause, reason, object, motive; इति हेतुस्तदुद्भवे K. Parasmaipada1; Māl.1.23; R.1.1; नीचैराख्यं गिरिमधिवसेस्तत्र विश्रामहेतोः Me.25; Ś.3.12.
    2. Source, origin; स पिता पितरस्तासां केवलं जन्महेतवः R.1.24 'authors of their being'.
    3. A means or instrument.
    4. The logical reason, the reason for an inference, middle term (forming the second member of the fivemembered syllogism).
    5. Logic, science of reasoning.
    6. Any logical proof or argument.
    7. A rhetorical reason (regarded by some writers as a figure of speech); it is thus defined: हेताहतुमता सार्धमभेदो हेतुरुच्यते.
    8. (In Grammar) The agent of the causal verb; ParasmaipadaI.4.55.
    9. (with Buddhists) Primary cause.
    10. (with Pāśupatas) The external world and senses (that cause the bondage of the soul).
    11. Mode, manner.
    12. Condition.
    13. Price, cost; दीन्नाराणां दशशती पञ्चाशदधिकाभवत् । धान्यखारीक्रये हेतुर्देशे दुर्भिक्षविक्षते Rāj. T.5.71. (Name B. The forms हेतुना, हेतोः, rarely हेतौ, are used adverbially in the sense of 'by reason of', 'on account of', 'because of', with Genitive or in comp.; तमसा बहुरूपेण वेष्टिताः कर्महेतुना Ms. 1.49; शास्त्रविज्ञानहेतुना; अल्पस्य हेतोर्बहु हातुमिच्छन् R.2.47; विस्मृतं कस्य हेतोः Mu.1.1. etc.).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अपदेशः adducing the hetu (in the form of the five-membered syllogism).

    • -अवधारणम् (in dram.) reasoning.

    • -आक्षेप (in Rhet.) an objection accompanied with reasons; न स्तूयसे नरेन्द्र त्वं ददासीति कदाचन । स्वमेव मत्वा गृह्णन्ति यतस्त्वद्धन- मर्थिनः ॥ इत्येवमादिराक्षेपो हेत्वाक्षेप इति स्मृतः । Kāv.2.167-168.

    • -आभासः 'the semblance of a reason', a fallacious middle term, fallacy; (it is of five kinds: सव्यभिचार or अनैकान्तिक, विरुद्ध, असिद्ध, सत्प्रतिपक्ष and बाधित).

    • -उत्प्रेक्षा, -उपमा a simile accompanied with reasons.

    • -उपक्षेपः, -उपन्यासः adducing a reason, statement of an argument.

    • -कर्तृ Masculine the causal subject; याजयेदिति हेतुकर्तु रेवैतत् प्रत्यक्षं वचनम्, लक्षणया यजेः कर्तुः ŚB. on MS.1.8.39.

    • -दुष्ट Adjective unreasonable.

    • -दृष्टिः scepticism.

    • -बलिक Adjective strong in argument.

    • -युक्त Adjective well-founded.

    • -रूपकम् a metaphor accompanied with reasons.

    • -वादः

      1. disputation, controversy.
      2. fraud (कपट); न हेतुवादाल्लोभाद्वा धर्मं जह्यां कथंचन Mb.5.91.24.
      3. assigning a cause (sceptically); न यक्ष्यन्ति न होष्यन्ति हेतुवादविमोहिताः Mb.3.19.26.

    • -वादिन्

      1. a disputant.
      2. a sceptic.

    • -विशेषोक्तिः a mention of difference accompanied with reasons; एकचक्रो रथो यन्ता विकलो विषमा हयाः । आक्रामत्येव तेजस्वी तथाप्यर्को नभस्तलम् ॥ सैषा हेतुविशेषोक्तिस्तेजस्वीति विशेषणात् ॥ Kāv.2.328-329.

    • -शास्त्रम् a logically-treated work, any beretical work questioning the authority of Smṛitis or revelation; योऽवमन्येत ते मूले हेतुशास्त्राश्रयाद् द्विजः Ms.2.11.

    • -हेतुमत् Masculine Dual cause and effect. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभावः the relation existing between cause and effect.

    In the Gita1·359·1013·2118·15

    अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते ।

    api trailokyarājyasya hetoḥ kiṁ nu mahīkṛte, — O Janardana, I would not consent to slay even for the kingdom of the three worlds; how then for earth? What pleasures can be ours after killing the… 1·35
    • हेतोःhetoḥablative singular of the masculine noun hetu (the implicit and efficient cause).
    • हेतुनाhetunāinstrumental singular of the masculine noun hetu (the implicit and efficient cause).
    • हेतुःhetuḥnominative singular of the masculine noun hetu (the implicit and efficient cause).
    • हेतवःhetavaḥnominative plural of the masculine noun hetu (the implicit and efficient cause).
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  2. अहेतुahetua.Causeless, spontaneous, involuntary; अहेतुः पक्षपातो यः U.5.17.

    Causeless, spontaneous, involuntary; अहेतुः पक्षपातो यः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.17.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -तुः Absence of cause and reason.

    • -समः A particular sophism tending to prove an argument to be untenable, Nyāyadarśana.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. हेतुhetu[he-tú] m. [impulse: √hi] cause, motive, of (lc., --˚, rarely d., g.; very rare in V.); C.: reason, argument…

    [he-tú] masculine [impulse: √hi] cause, motive, of (locative, --˚, rarely dative, genitive; very rare in Veda, Vedic); Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: reason, argument, proof (in logic Equivalent to second part of the five-membered syllogism); means; price (rare); condition, sine quâ non (of sub sistence); manner (rare); agent of the causa tive verb (grammatical term); primary cause (opposite pratyaya, secondary cause: Buddhistic term); cause of the bondage of the soul, world of sense, nature (among the Pâsupatas); short speech setting forth the requisite conditions for the attainment of an end (dramatic term): instrumental hetunâ, ablative genitive hetoh, rarely also dative or locative, for a cause or reason, by reason of, on account of (genitive, --˚); yato hetoh, because; iti hetoh, for this reason; --˚ adjective having -as a cause, caused, impelled, or attracted by: -ka, (--˚) adjective (î) causing, producing; caused or produced by; -tâ, feminine; also equal for causation; -tva, neuter the same; state of being the reason or the primary cause; agency of the causal verb; -mat, adjective having a cause, caused; provided with reasons or proofs, well-founded; open to argument; -mâtra-tâ, feminine; also equal for condition of being a mere means; -mâtra-maya, adjective serving only as a means; -rûpaka, neuter reasoned metaphor; -vidyâ, feminine; also equal for dialectics, logic; -sâstra, neuter the same

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  2. अहेतुकahetuka[a-hetu-ka] a. unfounded.

    [a-hetu-ka] adjective unfounded.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. हेतुhetu&c. see p. 1303, col. 3 .
    1. etc. see page and participle 1303, column 3 .
    2. masculine gender "impulse", motive, cause, cause of, reason for (locative case, rarely dative case or genitive case; हेतुना, हेतोः, हेतवे, हेतौ, "for a cause or reason", "by reason of", "on account of" [with genitive case or compound exempli gratia, 'for example' मम हेतोः or मद्-धेतोः, "on account of me"]; कं हेतुम् or को हेटुः, "wherefore?" "why?" Pa1n2. 2-2, 23 Pat.; यतो हेतोः, "because"; अनेन हेतुना or इति हेतोः, "for this reason"; मृत्यु-हेतवे, "in order to kill"; हेतुर् अलौकिकः, "a supernatural cause"; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' हेतु also Equivalent to "having as a cause or motive", "caused or effected or actuated or attracted or impelled by" exempli gratia, 'for example' कर्म-हेतु, "caused by the acts [of a former existence]" Mn. i, 49; मांस-हेतु, "attracted by [the smell of] flesh" MBh. x, 496; कर्म-फल-हेतु, "impelled by [the expectation of] the consequences of any act" BhP. ii, 47; 49) fg-veda etc.
    3. masculine gender a logical reason or deduction or argument, the reason for an inference (especially applied to the second member or Avayava अवयव of the five-membered syllogism see न्याय) Nya1yad. IW. 61
    4. masculine gender logic (in general see हेतुविद्या)
    5. masculine gender (in gram.) the agent of the causal verb Pa1n2. 1-4, 55 etc.
    6. masculine gender (with Buddhists Buddhists) primary cause (as opp. to प्रत्यय quod vide) Sarvad.
    7. masculine gender (with Pas3u-patis पशु-पति s) that which causes the bondage of the soul id est the external world and the senses ibidem
    8. masculine gender a means (हेतुभिः in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' "by means of") MBh.
    9. masculine gender mode, manner (हेतुभिः in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' "according to") ibidem Sus3r. Ya1jn5.
    10. masculine gender price, cost Ra1jat. v, 71
    11. masculine gender condition MBh.
    12. masculine gender (in rhetoric) Equivalent to काव्य-लिङ्ग (quod vide) Bhar. Kpr. Sa1h.
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  2. अनिष्टहेतुaniṣṭahetum. an evil omen.

    masculine gender an evil omen.

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  3. अहेतुahetum. absence of cause or reason MBh. xii, 10511
    1. masculine gender absence of cause or reason MBh. xii, 10511
    2. masculine gender not a real or sound argument Nya1yad.
    3. masculine gender (in rhetoric) a certain figure of speech.
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  4. अहेतुकahetukamf(आ Naish. iv, 105)n. groundless.

    mf(आ Naish. iv, 105)neuter gender groundless.

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  5. अहेतुत्वahetutvan. (in Buddhist Buddhist terminology) absence of cause or necessity Sarvad.

    neuter gender (in Buddhist Buddhist terminology) absence of cause or necessity Sarvad.

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  6. अहेतुवादahetuvādam. the doctrine of the Ca1rva1kas चार्वाक s, Ja1takam.

    masculine gender the doctrine of the Ca1rva1kas चार्वाक s, Ja1takam.

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