tva-kaumudī

vedấnta-tattva

- tvôdaya, m.) N. of wks.

tat-tva

(in phil.) a true principle (in Sāṃkhya phil. 25 in number, viz. a-vyakta, buddhi, ahaṉ-kāra, the 5 Tan-mātras, the 5 Mahā-bhūtas, the 11 organs including manas, andﾠ, lastly, purusha, qq.vv.)
MBh. XII, 11840; XIV, 984 R. III, 53, 42 Tattvas. ;
24 in number MBh. XII, 11242 Hariv. 14840 (m.);
23 in number BhP. III, 6, 2 ff. ;
for other numbers cf. XI, 22, 1 ff. RāmatUp. ;
with Māheṡvaras andﾠ Lokâyatikas only 5 <viz. the 5 elements> are admitted Prab. II, 18/19 ;
with Buddh. 4, with Jainas 2 orﾠ 5 orﾠ 7 orﾠ 9 Sarvad. II f. ;
in Vedânta phil. tattva is regarded as made up of tad andﾠ tvam, « that < art> thou», andﾠ called mahā-vākya, the great word by which the identity of the whole world with the one eternal Brahma < tad> is expressed);
the, number 25 Sūryas. II ;
the number 24 DevibhP. ṠBr. VII, 3, 1, 43 Sāy. ;
an element orﾠ elementary property W. ;
the essence orﾠ substance of anything W. ;
the being that Jaim. I, 3, 24 Sch. ;
= tata-tva L. ;
N. of a musical instrument L. ;
( ena) instr. ind. according to the true state orﾠ nature of anything, in truth, truly, really, accurately Mn. VII, 68 MBh. R. ;
- kaumudī f. « Tattva-moonlight»
N. of a Comm. on Sāṃkhyak. Sarvad. XIV, 20 ;
- candra m. « truthmoon»
N. of a Comm. on Prakriyā-kaumudī;
« Tattva-moon»
N. of a Comm. on - kaumudī;
- cintāmaṇi m. N. of a philos. work by Gaṇgêṡa;
of another work Nirṇayas. III ;
- jña mfn. ifc. knowing the truth, knowing the true nature of, knowing thoroughly
Mn. XII, 102 MBh. (a- neg. XII, 6623) R. etc.;
m. a Brāhman Npr. ;
- jñāna n. knowledge of truth, thorough knowledge, insight into the true principles of phil. Sarvad. ;
- jñānin mfn. = - jña W. ;
- taraṉgiṇī f. « truth-river»
N. of wk. by Dharmasāgara;
- tas ind.= - ttvena MuṇḍUp. I, 2, 13 Mn. MBh. etc.. ;
- tā f. truth, reality W. ;
- tyaj mfn. mistaking the true state Viddh. III, 19 ;
- trayamaya mfn. consisting of the 3 realities Hcat. I, 11, 893 ;
- darṡa m. (= - dṛiṡ) N. of a Ṛishi under Manu Deva-sāvarṇi BhP. VIII, 13, 32 ;
- darṡin mfn. = - dṛiṡ MBh. III, 1149 Rāmag. ;
m. N. of one of Manu Raivata's sons Hariv. 433 ;
of a Brāhman, 1265;
- dīpana n. « Tattva-light»
N. of wk.;
- dṛiṡ mfn. perceiving truth Vedântas. ;
- nikasha-grāvan m. the touchstone of truth Hit. I, 9, 12 ;
- niṡcaya m. « ascertainment of truth», right knowledge Sarvad. VI, 91 and 94 ;
- nishṭhatā f. veracity Hemac. ;
- nyāsa m. « application of true principles»
N. of a ceremony in honour of Vishṇu (application of mystical letters etc. to parts of the body while prayers are recited), Tantr. ;
- prakāṡa m. « light of true principles»
N. of a Comm. Sarvad. VII ;
- prabodha-prakaraṇa n. N. of wk. by Haribhadra II (A.D. 1200);
- bindu m. « truthdrop»
N. of a philos. treatise;
- bodha m. knowledge orﾠ understanding of truth, XII, 46 ;
N. of wk. Tantras. II ;
- bodhinī f. « teaching true principles»
N. of a Comm. on Saṃkshepa-ṡārīraka;
of a Comm. on Siddh. by Jñānêndra-sarasvatī;
truth-teaching cf. RTL. p. 492 and 509 ;
- bhava m. true being orﾠ nature KaṭhUp. VI ṠvetUp. I ;
- bhūta mfn. true MBh. XII, 5290 ;
-muktâ̱vali f. « necklace of truth»
N. of wk. Sarvad. IV, 110 ;
cf. RTL. p. 123 ;
- vat mfn. possessing the truth orﾠ reality of things MBh. XII, 11480 ;
- vāda-rahasya n. N. of wk. Sarvad. V, 110 ;
- vid mfn. knowing the true nature of(gen.) Bhag. III, 28 ;
- vivitsā f. desire of knowing the truth W. ;
- viveka m. the sifting of established truth;
N. of wk. on astron. ( alsoﾠ siddhâ̱nta-t-);
of another work Sarvad. V, 6 ;
- ka-dīpana n. « light of truth-investigation»
N. of a philos. work;
- ṡambara n. N. of a Tantra. Ānand. 31 Sch. ;
(- raka, Āryav.);
- ṡuddhi f. ascertainment orﾠ right knowledge of truth Kathās. LXXV, 194 ;
- saṉgraha m. N. of wk. Sarvad. VII, 88 ;
- satya-ṡāstra n. N. of a Buddh. work by Guṇaprabha;
- samāsa m. « Tattva-compendium»
N. of Kapila's Sāṃkhya-sūtras Tattvas. ;
- sāgara m. « truth-ocean»
N. of wk. Smṛitit. XI Nirṇayas. I, 318 ;
- sāra m. « truth-essence»
N. of wk. Ṡāktân. II ;
-vâ̱khyānôpamā f. a simile expressing orﾠ stating any truth Kāvyâd. II, 36 ;
-vâ̱dhigata mfn. learnt thoroughly Suṡr. ;
-vâ̱pahnava-rūpaka n. a metaphor denying a truth (as that two eyes are not eyes but bees) Kāvyâd. II, 95 ;
-vâ̱bhiyoga m. a positive charge orﾠ declaration Yājñ. II, 5/6, 4 ff. ;
-vâ̱rtha m. the truth Sarvad. III ;
- tha-kaumudī f. « truth-light»
N. of a Comm. on Prāyaṡc. by (Govindânanda;
- tha-vid mfn. knowing the exact truth orﾠ meaning of (in comp.) Mn. I, 3 ;
( seeﾠ veda-);
- tha-sūtra n. N. of a Jaina work by Umā-svāti Sarvad. III, 103 ;
-vâ̱vabodha m. perception of truth W.

samyak-tva

completeness, perfection Ṡatr. ( kshāyika-s-, « that perfection in which material existence is destroyed» W. ;
- kaumudī f. - prakāṡa m.;
-tvâ̱dhyayana orﾠ - dhyāpana n. N. of wks.;
- mithyā. tva-sarva-saṉgrasana m. a partic. Samādhi Buddh.

padâ̱rtha

that which corresponds to the meaning of a word, a thing, material object, man, person Var. Kāv. Pur. ;
a head, subject (16 with Naiyāyikas);
a category, predicament (7 with Vaiṡeshikas, 25 with Sāṃkhyas, 7 with Vedântins);
a principle (- tritaya n. a triad of principles RTL. 119);
- kaumudī f. (- dī-koṡa andﾠ - sāra-koṡa, m.),
- khaṇḍana, n. (- na-ṭippaṇa-vyākhyā f.),
- guṇa-cintāmaṇi m. - candrikā, f. - tattva n. (- tva-nirūpaṇa n. - nirṇaya m. - vivecana n.),
- dipikā f. - dīpinī f. - dharmasaṉgraha m.
- nirūpaṇa n. - pārijāta m. - prakāṡa m. - prakāṡikā f.
- pradeṡa m. - bodha m. - bhāskara m.
- maṇimālā orﾠ - mālā f. - mālāvṛitti f.
- ratna-mañjūshā f. - ratnamālā f. - vidyā-sāra m.
- viveka m. - saṉgraha m. - sarasī f. -thâ̱darṡa m. N. of wks.;
-thâ̱nusamaya m. the performance of one ritual act for all objects in orderly succession before performing another act for all objects in the same order ĀṡvGṛ. Sch. etc. (cf. kāṇḍâ̱nus-);
-thî ̱ya-divya-cakshus n. - thôddeṡa m. N. of wks.

purushâ̱rtha

any one of the four objects orﾠ aims of existence (viz. kāma, the gratification of desire;
artha, acquirement of wealth;
dharma, discharge of duty;
moksha, final emancipation) Mn. Prab. Kap. (- tva n.) Sāṃkhyak. etc.;
human effort orﾠ exertion MBh. R. etc.;
(am) ind. for the sake of the soul Kap. ;
for orﾠ on account of man W. ;
- kāra m. - kaumudī f. - cintāmaṇi m. N. of wks.;
- trayīmaya mf (ī)n. intent only upon the 3 objects of man ( kāma, artha andﾠ dharma) Siṇhâs. ;
- prabodha m. - prabodhiṇī f. -ratnâ̱kara m. - siddhy-upáya m. - sudhā-nidhi m. - sūtra-vṛitti f. -rthâ̱nuṡāsana n. N. of wks.

prati-shṭhā

to stand still, set (as the sun), cease MBh. BhP. ;
to stand firm, be based orﾠ rest on (loc.), be established, thrive, prosper RV. etc. etc.;
to depend orﾠ rely on (loc.) Vajracch. ;
to withstand, resist (acc.) MBh. Hariv. ;
to spread orﾠ extend over (acc.) MBh.:
Caus. shṭhāpayati, to put down, place upon, introduce into (loc.) Br. GṛṠrS. ;
to set up, erect (as an image), Ratnav.;
to bring orﾠ lead into (loc.) MBh. ;
to establish in, appoint to (loc.) ib. R. etc.;
to transfer orﾠ offer orﾠ present to, bestow orﾠ confer upon (dat. orﾠ loc.) ĀṡvGṛ. Mn. MBh. etc.;
to fix, found, prop, support, maintain TS. Br. MBh. Hariv. ;
to hold against orﾠ opposite R. ;
prati-shṭhā́

a standpoint, resting-place, ground, base, foundation, prop, stay, support RV. etc. etc.;
a receptacle, homestead, dwelling, house AV. etc. etc. (ifc. abiding orﾠ dwelling in Ragh. Pur.);
a pedestal, the foot (of men orﾠ amimals) AV. Br. ṠāṇkhṠr. ;
limit, boundary W. ;
state of rest, quiet, tranquillity, comfort, ease MBh. Kāv. ;
setting up (as of an idol etc. RTL. 70);
pre-eminence, superiority, high rank orﾠ position, fame, celebrity Kāv. Kathās. Rājat. ;
establishment on orﾠ accession to (the throne etc.) Hariv. Ṡak. Var. Rājat. ;
the performance of any ceremony orﾠ of any solemn act, consecration orﾠ dedication (of a monument orﾠ of an idol orﾠ of a temple etc.;
cf. prâ̱ṇa-pr-), settling orﾠ endowment of a daughter, completion of a vow, any ceremony for obtaining supernatural andﾠ magical powers Var. Kathās. Rājat. Pur. ;
a mystical N. of the letter ā L. ;
N. of one of the Mātṛis attending on Skanda MBh. ;
of sev. metres RPrāt. ;
(with prajā-pateḥ) N. of a Sāman. ĀrshBr. ;
= hrasva Naigh. III, 2 ;
= yoga-siddhi orﾠ - nishpatti L. ;
-kamalâ̱kara m. - kalpalatā f. -kalpâ̱di, m. pl. N. of wks.;
- kāma (-shṭhā́-) mfn. desirous of a firm basis orﾠ a fixed abode orﾠ a high position TS. TāṇḍBr. GṛṠrS. BhP. ;
- kaumudī f. - kaustubha m. orﾠ n. - cintāmaṇi m. - tattva n. - tantra n. - tilaka n. N. of wks.;
- tva n. the being a basis orﾠ foundation Ṡaṃk. ;
- darpaṇa m. - darṡa m. - dīdhiti f. - dyota m. - nirṇaya m. N. of wks.;
- nvita (-shṭhâ̱nv-) mfn. possessed of fame, celebrated MW. ;
- paddhati f. - mayūkha m. - ratna n. - rahasya n. - lakshaṇa n. N. of wks.;
- vat mfn. having a foundation orﾠ support TUp. ;
- vidhi m. - viveka m. - saṉgraha m. - samuccaya m. - sāra m. - sāra-saṉgraha m. -hemâ̱dri m. - shṭhôddyota, m. N. of wks.

vi-veka

consideration, discussion, investigation Gīt. MārkP. Sarvad. ;
true knowledge, discretion, right judgment, the faculty of distinguishing andﾠ classifying things according to their real properties ChUp. Kap. etc.;
(in Vedânta) the power of separating the invisible Spirit. from the visible world ( orﾠ spirit from matter, truth from untruth, reality from mere semblance orﾠ illusion);
a water trough (= jala-droṇī) L. ;
N. of wk.;
- kaumudī f. N. of wk.;
- khyāti f. right knowledge Sarvad. ;
- candrôdaya m. - cūḍāmaṇi m. N. of wks.;
- ja mfn. produced orﾠ arising from discrimination Dharmas. 72 ;
jña mfn. skilled in discrñdiscrimination, intelligent, well acquainted with (comp.) R. etc.;
- jñāna n. knowledge arising from discrñdiscrimination, the faculty of discrñdiscrimination Sarvad. ;
- tā w.r. for viveki-tā (q.v.);
- tilaka m. - dīpaka m. ( orﾠ ikā f.) N. of wks.;
- dṛiṡvan mfn. one who sees orﾠ is conversant with true knowledge (- ṡva-tva n.) Bhaṭṭ. ;
-dhairyâ̱ṡraya m. N. of wk. on Bhakti (by Vallabhâcārya);
- padavī f. path of discrñdiscrimination, reflection Kathās. ;
- paripanthin mfn. obstructing right judgment Kathās. ;
- phala n. N. of wk.;
- bhāj mfn. possessed of discrñdiscrimination, discerning, wise Bhām. ;
- bhrashṭa mfn. one who has lost the faculty of discrñdiscrimination, foolish, unwise Bhartṛ. ;
- makaranda m. - mañjarī f. N. of wks.;
- mantharatā f. feebleness of judgment Ml.;
- mārtaṇḍa m. N. of various wks.;
- rahita mfn. « not separated» (applied to breasts) andﾠ « wanting discernment», Ṡṛiṇgār. ;
- vat mfn. « possessing discrñdiscrimination», judicious, discerning Kathās. ;
- viguṇa mfn. « wanting discrñdiscrimination», unwise, foolish Rājat. ;
- viraha m. « want of discrñdiscrimination», ignorance, folly, Ṡāntiṡ. ;
- vilāsa m. N. of wk.;
- viṡada mfn. distinct, clear, intelligible Rājat. ;
-viṡrâ̱nta mfn. void of discrñdiscrimination, foolish, unwise Mālav. ;
- ṡataka n. - ṡloka m. - saṉgraha m. - sāra m. - saravarṇana n. - sāra-siṅdhu m. - sindhu, m.;
-kâ̱ñjana n. -kâ̱mṛita n. -kâ̱rṇava m. N. of wks.;
-kâ̱rtham ind. in order to distinguish Mn. I, 26 ;
- kāṡrama m. N. of a man Cat. ;
- kôdaya m. the rise of true knowledge orﾠ wisdom, Bhattṛ
etc. seeﾠ under vi-vic