Vedanindaka, Vēdanindaka, Veda-nindaka: 7 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvēdanindaka (वेदनिंदक).—m (S) A reviler of the Vedas, a jaina or bauddha, or any seceder from the orthodox doctrine of the divine origin of the Vedas.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVedanindaka (वेदनिन्दक).—
1) an atheist, a heretic, an unbeliever (one who rejects the divine origin and character of the Vedas).
2) a Jaina or Buddhist.
Derivable forms: vedanindakaḥ (वेदनिन्दकः).
Vedanindaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms veda and nindaka (निन्दक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVedanindaka (वेदनिन्दक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. An atheist, a disbeliever. 2. A Jaina or Baud'dha, or any seceder from the belief of the divine origin and character of the Vedas. E. veda scripture, nindaka defaming, disrespecting.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVedanindaka (वेदनिन्दक).—[adjective] reviling the Veda.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVedanindaka (वेदनिन्दक):—[=veda-nindaka] [from veda] m. ‘Veda-denier’, any one who disbelieves in the Veda, an unbeliever, atheist, Buddhist, Jaina, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVedanindaka (वेदनिन्दक):—[veda-nindaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. An opponent of the Vedas, an unbeliever; a Bauddha, or Jaina.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nindaka, Veda, Veta.
Starts with: Vedanindakara.
Full-text: Bahishkarya.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.11 < [Section III - Sources of Knowledge of Dharma]
Anumana in Indian Philosophy (by Sangita Chakravarty)
(B). A Note on Vedic schools < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Darśanas (philosophical speculations) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)