Vikalpana, Vikalpanā: 11 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVikalpana (विकल्पन):—(vom caus. von kalp mit vi)
1) nom. ag. Verfertiger, Zusammensetzer, Bildner: śreṣṭhā hyatharvaṇo hyete saṃhitānāṃ vikalpanāḥ [Oxforder Handschriften 55,b,39.] —
2) n. und f. ā nom. act. a) das Freistellen, der-Wahl-Ueberlassen Kār. zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 8, 3, 31] (n.). vāśabdo tra cārthe na vikalpane [UTPALA] zu [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 23, 5.] kālavikalpanā [PAÑCAR. 3, 11, 12.] — b) Gebrauch einer Nebenform [UTPALA] zu [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 1, 3] (f.). — c) das Unterscheiden [KUSUM. 39, 14] (n.). saṃkalpaḥ pratyupasthitaviṣayavikalpanaṃ śuklanīlādibhedena [] zu [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad] [S. 286.] parivrāṭkāmukaśunāmekasyāṃ pramadātanau . kuṇapaḥ kāminī bhakṣya iti tisro vikalpanāḥ verschiedene Auffassungen [SARVADARŚANAS. 15, 6. 7.] — d) falsche Vorstellung, - Annahme, Einbildung: māyā lokasṛṣṭivikalpanā [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 28, 6.] — Vgl. nirvikalpana .
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vikalpananiya.
Ends with: Nirvikalpana, Prativikalpana, Sthanavikalpana.
Full-text: Viappana, Vikappana, Viaya, Pancavijnana, Vipashyana.
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Vivekachudamani (by Shankara)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - Pretas (hungry ghosts) and water < [Chapter XLVI - Venerating with the Roots of Good]
3. The object, subjective creation and emptiness < [Part 12 - Non-existence of the outer object]
Part 3 - Explanation of the word ‘śrutam’ (śruta) < [Chapter II - Evam Mayā Śrutam Ekasmin Samaye]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2737-2742 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(ii) The Architecture (Sthāpatya) < [Chapter 3 - The Architect and Architecture]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Analytical devices (tantrayukis) < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XXVI - Manki's attainment of final extinction or nirvána. < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]