Pratijnahani, Pratijñāhāni: 6 definitions
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Pratijnahani means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPratijñāhāni (प्रतिज्ञाहानि):—f. das Aufgeben der aufgestellen Thesis in einer Disputation [Gotama's Nyāyadarśana 5,2,2.] [Śaṃkarācārya] zu [Bālarāmāyaṇa 2,3,6.]
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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Partial matches: Pratijna, Hani.
Full-text: Pratijnasamnyasa, Nigrahasthana, Pratijna.
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Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Dialectical terms (27): Violating the proposition (pratijñāhāni) < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
Dialectical terms (31): Points of defeat (nigrahasthāna) < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
Ten technical debate terms [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system (by Babu C. D)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 13 - Logical Speculations and Terms relating to Academic Dispute < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 8 - The Treatment of Disease (roga-bhishaj-jiti-vimana) < [Vimanasthana (Vimana Sthana) — Section on Measure]