Gamaka, Gāmaka: 19 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGamaka (गमक):—(vom caus. von 1. gam) adj. zur Ueberzeugung führend: hetu ein Grund mit zwingender Beweiskraft [MÜLLER] in [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 7. 294.] zeugend von (gen.): yatprauḍhatvamudāratā ca vacasāṃ yaccārthato gauravaṃ taccedasti tatastadeva gamakaṃ pāṇḍityavaidagdhyayoḥ [Mālatīmādhava 3.] ult. Davon nom. abstr. gamakatva n. und gamakatā f. zwingende Beweiskraft [DĀYABH. 363, 1. 17. 19.]
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Gamaka (गमक):—[SARVADARŚANAS. 4, 7.] tva [Sāhityadarpana 122, 2.] gamaka n. in der Musiklehre ein tiefer Brustton [Murathee] [Oxforder Handschriften 87,a,14. 200,b, No. 477.] Das danebenstehende ālapti bedeutet nach [Murathee] (u. alāpa) tuning the voice previously to singing; running over the notes to catch the key; humming a tune.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGamaka (गमक):——
1) Adj. zur Ueberzeugung führend , zeugend von (Gen.) Nom.abstr. tā f. und tva n. —
2) n. ein tiefer Brustton.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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: Gamakakale, Gamakamma, Gamakana, Gamakarisu, Gamakaritva, Gamakasamasa, Gamakasaptaka, Gamakasetthi, Gamakata, Gamakatha, Gamakatva, Gamakavasa, Gamakaveru.
Ends with (+6): Adhigamaka, Amtargamaka, Anagamaka, Avagamaka, Avinigamaka, Gingamaka, Hanagamaka, Hanahagamaka, Hidatagamaka, Jalagamaka, Kanagamaka, Kolambagamaka, Kolombagamaka, Labugamaka, Navagamaka, Panahagamaka, Pandulagamaka, Patagamaka, Pratyudgamaka, Putra-pautra-anugamaka.
Full-text (+17): Miśrita, Kampita, Sphurita, Mudrita, Lina, Namita, Andolita, Tiripa, Ahata, Vali, Ullasita, Plavita, Kurula, Tribhinna, Gamakata, Gamakatva, Gamakasamasa, Humphita, Gamakavasa, Avagamaka.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 9 - Inference < [Chapter IX - Mīmāṃsā Philosophy]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Inference (anumāna) < [Chapter XXVIII - Madhva Logic]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Anumana in Indian Philosophy (by Sangita Chakravarty)
(C). Avayavas of Anumāna (in Mīmāṃsā-Vedānta Philosophy) < [Chapter 4 - Treatment of Anumāna in Mīmāṃsā-Vedānta Philosophy]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 12 - Thirupanaiyur or Tiruppanaiyur (Hymn 87) < [Volume 3.2 - Pilgrim’s progress: to Chola]