Appayyadikshita, Appayya-dikshita, ´¡±è±è²¹²â²â²¹»åÄ«°ìá¹£i³Ù²¹: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ´¡±è±è²¹²â²â²¹»åÄ«°ìá¹£i³Ù²¹ can be transliterated into English as Appayyadiksita or Appayyadikshita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Hindupedia: Later AdvaitinsA great Advaitin and Shiva-bhakta from the Tamil region, Appayya DÄ«ká¹£ita (16th century CE) authored several works on VedÄnta, MÄ«mÄṃsÄ and NyÄya, including:
- ³§¾±»å»å³óÄå²Ô³Ù²¹±ô±ðÅ›²¹²õ²¹á¹ƒg°ù²¹³ó²¹: An independent prakarana-grantha on Advaita-VedÄnta.
- Parimala: A sub-commentary on AmalÄnanda's Kalpataru.
- Madhva-tantra-mukha-mardanam (with its commentary the Vidhvaṃśana): A polemical text addressing the Madhva school.
- Åš¾±±¹Äå°ù°ì²¹³¾²¹á¹‡i»åÄ«±è¾±°ìÄå: A commentary on the BrahmasÅ«tra BhÄá¹£ya of ÅšrÄ«kaṇá¹ha ÅšivÄcÄrya.
- Åš¾±±¹Äå»å±¹²¹¾±³Ù²¹²Ô¾±°ùṇa²â²¹ and Åš¾±±¹²¹³Ù²¹³Ù³Ù±¹²¹±¹¾±±¹±ð°ì²¹: Texts reconciling the ÅšivÄdvaita-VedÄnta philosophy of ÅšrÄ«kaṇá¹ha ÅšivÄcÄrya with Advaita-VedÄnta.

Vedanta (वेदानà¥à¤�, vedÄnta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia´¡±è±è²¹²â²â²¹»åÄ«°ìá¹£i³Ù²¹ (अपà¥à¤ªà¤¯à¥à¤¯à¤¦à¥€à¤•à¥à¤·à¤¿à¤�).—A reputed Rhetorician in Sanskrit, who thrived in the 16th Century A.D. He wrote two treatises on rhetoric, the KuvalayÄnanda and CitramÄ«mÄṃsÄ. The former is an interpretation of chapter 5 of Jayadeva’s CandrÄloka and is very popularin South India.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumAppayya dÄ«ká¹£ita (अपà¥à¤ªà¤¯à¥à¤� दीकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Raá¹…garÄja DÄ«ká¹£ita or Raá¹…garÄjÄdhvarin, guru of Dharmayya DÄ«ká¹£ita, brother of Apyodiká¹£ita, uncle of NÄrÄyaṇa DÄ«ká¹£ita (NÄ«lakaṇá¹hacampÅ« 1637), nephew on mother’s side of TÄtayajvan KarṇÄá¹abhÅ«bhá¹›dguru. End of 15th century:
´¡±è±è²¹²â²â²¹»åÄ«°ìá¹£i³Ù²¹ (अपà¥à¤ªà¤¯à¥à¤¯à¤¦à¥€à¤•à¥à¤·à¤¿à¤�):â€�appayya dÄ«ká¹£ita son of Raá¹…garÄja DÄ«ká¹£ita or Raá¹…garÄjÄdhvarin, guru of Dharmayya DÄ«ká¹£ita, brother of Apyodiká¹£ita, uncle of NÄrÄyaṇa DÄ«ká¹£ita (NÄ«lakaṇá¹hacampÅ« 1637), nephew on mother’s side of TÄtayajvan KarṇÄá¹abhÅ«bhá¹›dguru. End of 15th century: Advaitanirṇaya. Oppert. 1740. 1741. AdhikaraṇamÄlÄ. [Mackenzie Collection] 143. AmarakoÅ›avyÄkhyÄ (?). Oppert. 7820. Ä€tmÄrpaṇastuti or ÅšivapañcÄÅ›ikÄ. Ä€nandalaharÄ«á¹Ä«kÄ. Burnell. 96^a. UpakramaparÄkrama mÄ«m. KuvalayÄnanda alaṃk. written by request of Veá¹…kaá¹a, king of Vijayanagara. CaturmatasÄrasaṃgraha or NayamaṇimañjarÄ«, vedÄnta. CandrakalÄstuti. Burnell. 200^b. CitramÄ«mÄṃsÄ alaṃk. JayollÄsanidhi. [Mackenzie Collection] 13. TattvamuktÄvali vedÄnta. Oppert. Ii, 8030. TaptamudrÄkhaṇá¸ana. Rice. 324. TaptamudrÄá¹…kanakhaṇá¸ana. Oppert. Ii, 7382. Tiá¹…antaÅ›eá¹£asaṃgraha [grammatical] Oppert. 4096. DaÅ›akumÄracaritasaṃgraha. KÄvyamÄlÄ 1, 91. DharmamÄ«mÄṃsÄparibhÄá¹£Ä� L. 2836. Naká¹£atramÄlÄ. See VÄda^0. Naká¹£atravÄdÄvalÄ«, probably, the same as the VÄdanaká¹£atramÄlikÄ. NayamayÅ«khamÄlikÄ. NÄmasaṃgrahamÄlÄ lex. W. p. 225. Ben. 33. NyÄyaraká¹£Ämaṇi. See ÅšÄrÄ«raka^0. PañcagranthÄ« vedÄnta. Pañcaratnastava. Oppert. Ii, 7282. PañcasvarÄvivá¹›ti jy. L. 1478. Np. V, 90. Ix, 60. PÄdukÄsahasraá¹Ä«kÄ. Rice. 232. Prabodhacandrodayaá¹Ä«kÄ. Taylor. 1, 222. Oppert. Ii, 2070. 3712. Brahmatarkastava and its vivaraṇa. BhaktiÅ›ataka. Mentioned in KÄvyamÄlÄ 1, 91. BhÄratatÄtparyasaṃgraha. Madhvamatakhaṇá¸ana. Oppert. Ii, 9184. 9416. Madhvamukhamardana and its—[commentary] Madhvamatavidhvaṃsana. YÄdavÄbhyudayaá¹Ä«kÄ. Oppert. Ii, 2760. Rice. 238. RatnatrayaparÄ«ká¹£Ä�. RasikarañjinÄ«, a —[commentary] on the KuvalayÄnanda. Burnell. 55^b. RÄmÄnujamatakhaṇá¸ana. Oppert. Ii, 9419. RÄmÄyaṇatÄtparyanirṇaya. Oppert. Ii, 4884. RÄmÄyaṇatÄtparyasaṃgraha. Oppert. Ii, 5411. 9979. 10355. RÄmÄyaṇabhÄratasÄrasaṃgraha. Oppert. Ii, 8336. RÄmÄyaṇasÄra. K. 30. Taylor. 1, 177. RÄmÄyaṇasÄrasaṃgraha. Oppert. Ii, 7286. RÄmÄyaṇasÄrastava. Mentioned KÄvyamÄlÄ 1, 91 VaradarÄjastava or VaradarÄjaÅ›ataka. VasumatÄ«citrasenÄvilÄsanÄá¹aka. Mysore. 1. VÄdanaká¹£atramÄlikÄ, vedÄnta. VidhirasÄyana and its—[commentary] VidhirasÄyanasukhopajÄ«vinÄ«. Viṣṇutattvarahasya. Oppert. 4887. VÄ«raÅ›aiva. Mentioned KÄvyamÄlÄ 1, 91. Vá¹›ttivÄrttika alaṃk. K. 104. Report. Xvii. Bhr. 16. VedÄntakalpataruparimala. VairÄgyaÅ›ataka. L. 2891. B. 2, 108. ÅšÄntistava. Oppert. Ii, 7295, ÅšÄrÄ«rakanyÄyaraká¹£Ämaṇi. ÅšÄstrasiddhÄntaleÅ›asaṃgraha, shorter: ³§¾±»å»å³óÄå²Ô³Ù²¹±ô±ðÅ›²¹²õ²¹á¹ƒg°ù²¹³ó²¹. ÅšivakarṇÄmá¹›ta. Åš¾±±¹²¹³Ù²¹³Ù³Ù±¹²¹±¹¾±±¹±ð°ì²¹. ÅšivapurÄṇatÄmasatvakhaṇá¸ana. Oppert. Ii, 1195. ÅšivÄdityamaṇidÄ«pikÄ. Åš¾±±¹Äå»å±¹²¹¾±³Ù²¹²Ô¾±°ùṇa²â²¹. Burnell. 111^a. ÅšivÄnandalaharÄ«candrikÄ. Oppert. Ii, 10005. ÅšivÄrcanacandrikÄ. Oppert. Ii, 7298. ÅšivotkarshamañjarÄ«. Oppert. Ii, 10007. Åšaivakalpadruma. K. 134. SiddhÄntaratnÄkara (?). Rice. 26. HaṃsasaṃdeÅ›aá¹Ä«kÄ. Rice. 246. HarivaṃśasÄracarita. Burnell. 163^a.
2) ´¡±è±è²¹²â²â²¹»åÄ«°ìá¹£i³Ù²¹ (अपà¥à¤ªà¤¯à¥à¤¯à¤¦à¥€à¤•à¥à¤·à¤¿à¤�):—son of Raá¹…garÄja DÄ«ká¹£ita, brother of AccÄdÄ«ká¹£ita, grandson of Ä€cÄryadÄ«ká¹£ita, etc. End of 16th century: Ä€ryÄÅ›ataka. PÄṇinÄ«yanaká¹£atramÄlÄ. The RasikarañjinÄ« is by Gaá¹…gÄdhara, not by Appayya, as Burnell. has stated.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumAppayya dÄ«ká¹£ita (अपà¥à¤ªà¤¯à¥à¤� दीकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Vá¹›ttivÄrttika. read Bhr. 216.
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Appayya dÄ«ká¹£ita (अपà¥à¤ªà¤¯à¥à¤� दीकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤�):—Adhikaraṇakañcuka on Daká¹£iṇÄmÅ«rti’s BrahmasÅ«travá¹›tti. Ä€tmÄrpaṇastuti. Ä€dityastotraratna and C. Ä€nandalaharÄ« and C. NayamayÅ«khamÄlikÄ or CaturmatasÄra. Pañcaratnastotra and C. PrÄká¹›tamaṇipradÄ«pikÄ. BhasmavÄdÄvalÄ«. RÄmÄyaṇatÄtparyasaṃgrahavivá¹›ti. ÅšivamahimakalikÄstava and C. MÄ«mÄṃsÄnyÄyaparimalollÄsa. Åšivotkarshastavaratna.
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