न्यायnyāyaMethod, manner, way, rule, system, plan; अधार्मिकं त्रिभिर्न्यायैर्निगृह्णीयात् प्रयत्नतः Ms.8.31; अनुक्ते हि…
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- 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.
- Fitness, propriety, decorum; न्यायाधारा हि साधवः Ki.11.3.
- Law, justice, virtue, equity, righteousness, honesty; यान्ति न्यायप्रवृत्तस्य तिर्यञ्चोऽपि सहायताम् Atmanepada R.1.4.
- A law-suit, legal proceeding.
- Judicial sentence, judgment.
- Policy, good government.
- Likeness, analogy.
- A popular maxim, an apposite illustration, illustration, as दण्डापूपन्याय, काकतालीयन्याय, घुणाक्षरन्याय etc.; see Appendix.
- 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.
- (In Grammar) A universal rule.
- A system of Hindu philosophy founded by the sage Gautama.
- The science of logic, logical philosophy.
- A complete argument or syllogism (consisting of five members; id est, that is प्रतिज्ञा, हेतु, उदाहरण, उपनय and निगमन).
- An epithet of Viṣṇu. (न्यायेन Indeclinable in the way of, after the manner or analogy of; बधिरान्मन्दकर्णः श्रेयानिति न्यायेन etc.).
Derived forms and compounds
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-आगत Adjective rightly got, acquired (money).
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-आचार Adjective virtuous.
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-आधारः an example of virtue or propriety, -आभासः semblance of reason, sophism.
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-उपेत rightly admitted.
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-निर्वपण Adjective bestowing justly.
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-णः Name of Śiva; Mb.13.17.126 (com. न्याययुक्तं निर्वपणं दानं यस्य).
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-पथः the Mīmāṁsā philosophy; (Plural) the different philosophical systems; Bhāg.
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-वर्तिन् Adjective well behaved, acting justly.
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-वादिन् Adjective one who speaks what is right or just.
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-विद्या, -शिक्षा ; see न्यायशास्त्र.
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-वृत्तम् good conduct, virtue.
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-शास्त्रम्
- the philosophical system of the Nyāya school.
- the science of logic.
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-संबद्ध Adjective rational, logical.
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-सारिणी proper or suitable behaviour.
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-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.]