Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for अनैकान्तिक

2 dictionaries · exact headword

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अनैकान्तिकanaikāntikaa.(की f.)
1. (की Feminine)
2. Unsteady, uncertain; not to the point, not very important; भृत्योऽभृत्य इति denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकमेतत् Pt.1.
3. (in Logic) Name of one of the five main divisions of हेत्वाभास (fallacies,) otherwise called सव्यभिचार. It is of three kinds: (a) साधारण, where the हेतु is found both in the समक्ष and विपक्ष, the argument being therefore too general. (b) असाधारण where the हेतु is in the पक्ष alone, the argument being not general enough. (c) अनुपसंहारी which embraces every known thing in the पक्ष, the argument being nonconclusive.
Source: Apte

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अनैकान्तिकanaikāntikamfn. unsteady, variable, having many objects or purposes
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unsteady, variable, having many objects or purposes
2. neuter gender (in Vais3eshika वैशेषिक philosophy) the fallacy of undistributed middle.
Source: Monier-Williams

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