Shodasha Padartha, Ṣōḍaśa Padārtha, Ṣoḍaśa Padārtha: 1 definition

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Shodasha Padartha means something in Marathi. 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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṣōḍaśa padārtha (षोडश पदार्थ).—m pl S In logic. The sixteen categories or predicaments; viz. pramāṇa, pramēya, saṃśaya, prayōjana, dṛṣṭānta, siddhānta, avayava, tarka, nirṇaya, vāda, jalpa, vitaṇḍā, hētvābhāsa, chala, jāti, nigrahasthāna. Some doctors contest this enumeration, allowing but seven. (See under padārtha.) Hence the terms ṣōḍaśapadārthavāda & -vādī & saptapadārthavāda & -vādī.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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