Sheshavat, 艢别峁惫补迟: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 艢别峁惫补迟 can be transliterated into English as Sesavat or Sheshavat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Nyaya (school of philosophy)
: Shodhganga: A study of Ny膩ya-vai艣e峁ka categories艢别峁惫补迟 (啶多啶粪さ啶む) refers to one of the three divisions of 补苍耻尘腻苍补 (inference), according to Gautama鈥檚 2nd-century Ny膩yas奴tra (verse 1.1.5). Anum膩na is the second of the four 鈥渕eans of valid knowledge鈥� (辫谤补尘腻峁嘺), which in turn is classified as the first of the sixteen 辫补诲腻谤迟丑补蝉 (鈥渃补迟别驳辞谤颈别蝉鈥�). The first two types of 补苍耻尘腻苍补 [viz., 辫奴谤惫补惫补迟 and 艣别峁惫补迟] are based on causation and the last one is on mere co-existence. When past rain is inferred from the swift muddy flooded water of a river, that is called 艣别峁惫补迟 inference.
Nyaya (啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶�, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.
In Buddhism
Buddhist philosophy
: Google Books: A History of Indian Logic (Buddhist Philosophy)艢别峁惫补迟 (啶多啶粪さ啶む) refers to the 鈥渁 posteriori鈥� type of inference (补苍耻尘腻苍补) (within a debate), according to Up膩yakau艣alyah峁沝aya, an ancient work on the art of debate composed by Bodhisattva N膩g膩rjuna.鈥� The three kinds of Inference (补苍耻尘腻苍补) and respective examples are: (1) a priori (辫奴谤惫补惫补迟) [鈥渙n seeing a cloud one infers that there will be rain鈥漖, (2) a posteriori (艣别峁惫补迟) [鈥渙n seeing a swollen river one infers that there was rain鈥漖 and (3) commonly seen (蝉腻尘腻苍测补迟辞诲峁涐梗峁璦) [鈥渙n seeing a man move from one place to another, one infers that the sun, who rises in the east and sets in the west, must have moved鈥漖.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 艢别峁惫补迟 (啶多啶粪さ啶む):鈥擺=艣别峁-惫补迟] [from 艣别峁] mfn. left alive, spared, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
2) [v.s. ...] characterized by an effect or result (sometimes applied in logic to a posteriori reasoning), [Ny膩yas奴tra]
3) [v.s. ...] n. an argument from effect to cause (one of three kinds of 补苍耻尘腻苍补 or inference, the other two being 辫奴谤惫补-惫补迟 and 蝉腻尘腻苍测补迟辞-诲峁涐梗峁璦).
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Sheshavati.
Full-text: Purvavat, Anumana, Parisheshavat, Visheshavat, Samanyatodrishta.
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Nyaya-Vaisheshika (critical and historical study) (by Aruna Rani)
Kinds of Inference (anumana) < [Chapter 3 - Theory of Pramanas (epistemology)]
4. Authors of Nyaya (b): Vatsyayana < [Chapter 2 - Historical Study of Nyaya system]
Nyava鈥檚 stand on the other means of knowledge < [Chapter 3 - Theory of Pramanas (epistemology)]
The Nyaya theory of Knowledge (by Satischandra Chatterjee)
Part 2 - Purvavat, Sesavat and Samanyatodrsta inferences < [Chapter 13 - Classification and logical forms of Inference (anumana)]
Part 1 - Svartha and Parartha inferences < [Chapter 13 - Classification and logical forms of Inference (anumana)]
Part 5 - Summary and general estimate of Nyaya Epistemology < [Chapter 20 - Other sources of Knowledge]
Anumana in Indian Philosophy (by Sangita Chakravarty)
(B). Divisions of Anum膩na (in S膩峁僰hya-Yoga Philosophy) < [Chapter 3 - Treatment of Anum膩na in S膩峁僰hya-Yoga Philosophy]
(B). Different divisions of Anum膩na (in Ny膩ya-Vai艣e峁ka Philosophy) < [Chapter 2 - Treatment of Anum膩na in Ny膩ya-Vai艣e峁ka Philosophy]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 3.9.36 < [Chapter 9 - The Birth of 艢r墨 Girir膩ja]
Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata (by Shini M.V.)
Pram膩峁嘺s (independent sources of valid knowledge) < [Chapter 2 - The Principles of S膩峁僰hya Philosophy]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Inference (补苍耻尘腻苍补) [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 6 - Source of Knowledge (辫谤补尘腻峁嘺)]
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