Tathavadin, Tathāvādin, Tatha-vadin: 2 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTathāvādin (तथावादिन्).—
1) telling the exact truth; एवं निराकृतो देवो वैरिणा तथ्यवादिना (evaṃ nirākṛto devo vairiṇā tathyavādinā) Bhāgavata 8.11.11.
2) professing to be so.
Tathāvādin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tathā and vādin (वादिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tathāvādin (तथावादिन्):—[=tathā-vādin] [from ta-thā > tat] mfn. telling the exact truth, [Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra v, 27; Vajracchedikā 14]
2) [v.s. ...] professing to be so, [Horace H. Wilson]
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: Tatha.
Ends with: Vitathavadin.
Full-text: Tathavacana, Yathakarin.
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