Asamavayikarana, Asamavāyikāraṇa, Asamavayin-karana: 3 definitions

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Asamavayikarana means something in 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.

In Hinduism

Nyaya (school of philosophy)

Source: Shodhganga: A study of Nyāya-vaiśeṣika categories

Asamavāyikāraṇa (असमवायिकारण) refers to “non-inherent cause” and represents one of the three types of kāraṇa (cause) according to the Tarkasaṃgraha.—The asamavāyikāraṇa (non-inherent cause) is the second kind of cause. This kind of cause is peculiar to the Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika system. It is not found in any other system of philosophy. In the Śivāditya’s work it is stated that the non-inherent cause is that which has the causal capacity i.e. which is capable of producing the effect and which is very close to the inherent cause. Viśvanātha also states that the cause which is connected with the inherent cause is called asamavāyikāraṇa. He also clearly says how the non-inherent cause is connected with the inherent cause. The non-inherent cause may be connected with the inherent cause in two ways–being connected with the same object as the effect is, or being connected with the same object as the cause is.

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Nyaya (न्याय, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Asamavāyikāraṇa (असमवायिकारण).—(In logic) an accidental cause, not inherent and intimate relation; गुणकर्म- मात्रवृत्तिज्ञेयमथाप्यसमवायिहेतुत्वम् (guṇakarma- mātravṛttijñeyamathāpyasamavāyihetutvam) Bhāṣā. P.; यथा तन्तुसंयोगः पटस्य (yathā tantusaṃyogaḥ paṭasya).

Derivable forms: asamavāyikāraṇam (असमवायिकारणम्).

Asamavāyikāraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asamavāyin and kāraṇa (कारण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asamavāyikāraṇa (असमवायिकारण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) (In logic,) Incidental cause, as the simple conjunction of two different objects. E. asamavāyin and kāraṇa cause.

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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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