m. (fr. 4. ni-) that into which a thing goes back id est an original type, standard, method, rule, (especially) a general or universal rule, model, axiom, system, plan, manner, right or fit manner or way, fitness, propriety etc. ( nyāyenanyāyena-ind.and nyāyātyāt-ind.either"in the right manner, regularly, duly", or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'"after the manner of, by way of")
m. a logical or syllogistic argument or inference (consisting of a combination of enthymeme and syllogism, and so having, according to the naiyāyika-s 5 members, viz. pratijñā-, hetu-, udāharaṇa-, upanaya-, nigamana-,or according to the vedāntin-s 3 members)
m. a system of philosophy delivered by gotama- or gautama- (it is one of the six darśanas-q.v,and is perhaps so called, because it"goes into"all subjects physical and metaphysical according to the above syllogistic method treated of in one division of the system;its branch is called vaiśeṣika-)
m. the rule of the blind following the blind (applied to people following each other thoughtlessly), ibidem or 'in the same place or book or text' as the preceding
m. the rule of the grove of aśoka- trees (applied to cases in which a preference of any particular thing among many cannot be accounted for, just as rāvaṇa- kept sītā- in an aśoka- grove, but might equally well have kept her in a grove of other trees),
m. (only instrumental caseena-) after the fashion of avi- and avika- (id est though avi-and avika-both mean"a"goat", a derivation in the sense of, goat's flesh"can be formed only from avika-[ āvikam-].not from avi-[ aver māṃsam-])
m. the rule of the king and the barber's son (id est the rule of innate fondness for one's own, like the barber, who when asked by the king to bring him a fine boy, brought his own ugly son),
m. the rule (exemplified by the story) of shaking the cage (by 11 birds who united their strength for this purpose although they differed in other ways)
m. rule of the moon on a bough (a phrase denoting that an object seen or matter discussed has its position or relation assigned to it merely from theappearanceof contiguity)
m. the rule of boiled rice in a cooking-vessel (id est the inferring of the condition of a whole from that of a part, as of the good cooking of rice from tasting one grain)
m. the rule of digging or fixing a post more deeply into the soil (applied to a disputant who adds corroborative arguments etc. to confirm an already strong position)
m. the rule of the needle and the caldron (a phrase implying that when two things have to be done, one easy and the other difficult, the easier should be done first)
m. the rule of the poison-tree (denoting that as a tree ought not to be cut down by the rearer of it so a noxious object should not be destroyed by the producer of it; see, viṣa-vṛkṣo 'pi saṃvardhya svayaṃ chettum asāmpratam-)
m. the principle of the boon asked for by the old virgin (who chose according to to the mahā-bhāṣya-, putrā me bahukṣīra-ghṛtam odanaṃ kāñcana-pātryām bhuñjīran-,"May my sons eat rice with much milk and ghee from a golden vessel", which, if granted, would have covered all other wishes)
न्यायः [नियन्ति अनेन; नि-इ घञ्] 1 Method, manner, way, rule, system, plan; अधार्मिकं त्रिभिर्न्यायैर्निगृह्णीयात् प्रयत्नतः Ms.8.31; अनुक्ते हि न्याये न प्रतीमो$र्थान्तरम् ŚB. on MS.6. 2.5; तस्मान्नावस्थितो न्यायः प्रत्युद्ध्रियेत ŚB. on MS.6.2.1. ननु लिङ्गमसाधकं, न्याय उच्यतां यस्यैतद् द्योतकमिति ŚB. on MS.6. 2.3. -2 Fitness, propriety, decorum; न्यायाधारा हि साधवः Ki.11.3. -3 Law, justice, virtue, equity, righteousness, honesty; यान्ति न्यायप्रवृत्तस्य तिर्यञ्चो$पि सहायताम् A. R.1.4. -4 A law-suit, legal proceeding. -5 Judicial sentence, judgment. -6 Policy, good government. -7 Likeness, analogy. -8 A popular maxim, an apposite illustration, illustration, as दण्डापूपन्याय, काकतालीयन्याय, घुणाक्षरन्याय &c.; see Appendix. -9 A Vedic accent; न्यायैस्त्रिभिरुदीर्णम् Ku.2.12. (Malli. takes न्याय to mean स्वर; but it is quite open, in our opinion, to take न्याय in the sense of 'a system' or 'way'; 'which are manifested in three systems, i. e. ऋक्, यजुस् and सामन्'); न्यायगर्भद्विजाः Bh.3. 55. -1 (In gram.) A universal rule. -11 A system of
Hindu philosophy founded by the sage Gautama. -12 The science of logic, logical philosophy. -13 A complete argument or syllogism (consisting of five members; i. e. प्रतिज्ञा, हेतु, उदाहरण, उपनय and निगमन). -14 An epithet of Viṣṇu. (न्यायेन ind. in the way of, after the manner or analogy of; बधिरान्मन्दकर्णः श्रेयानिति न्यायेन &c.). -Comp. -आगत a. rightly got, acquired (money). -आचार a. virtuous. -आधारः an example of virtue or propriety, -आभासः semblance of reason, sophism. -उपेत rightly admitted. -निर्वपण a. bestowing justly. -णः N. of Śiva; Mb.13.17.126 (com. न्याययुक्तं निर्वपणं दानं यस्य). -पथः the Mīmāṁsā philosophy; (pl.) the different philosophical systems; Bhāg. -वर्तिन् a. well behaved, acting justly. -वादिन् a. one who speaks what is right or just. -विद्या, -शिक्षा; see न्यायशास्त्र. -वृत्तम् good conduct, virtue. -शास्त्रम् 1 the philosophical system of the Nyāya school. -2 the science of logic. -संबद्ध a. rational, logical. -सारिणी proper or suitable behaviour. -सूत्रम् the aphorisms of Nyāya philosophy by Gautama.
[Note: A few of the common Nyāyas or popular maxims that were given under this word by Prin. Apte are taken in the Appendix along with many others.]
खलेकपोतन्यायः The maxim of the pigeons flocking together on the open ground to pick up grains of corn, simultaneously; अर्थेन प्रधानोपकारेण खलेकपोतवत् युगपत् संनि- पतन्त्यङ्गानि । ŚB. on MS.11.1.16.
तत्प्रख्यन्यायः A मीमांसा rule of interpretaiton according to which an expression is to be considered as नामधेय (name of the याग) if the गुण implied or stated by that expression is found to be stated by another
statement. This rule is discussed by जैमिनि and शबर at MS.I.4.4.
मात्स्यन्यायः The maxim of the bigger fish devouring the smallar ones, hence anarchy, disorder; अप्रणीतो हि (दण्डः) मात्स्यन्यायमुद्भावयति Kau. A.1.4; मात्स्यन्यायाभि- भूताः प्रजाः मनुं वैवखतं राजानं चक्रिरे Kau. A.1.13.
साकमेधीयन्यायः The rule according to which an ectype (विकृति) sets aside a detail of its archetype (प्रकृतिधर्म) if it conficts with some detail (धर्म) which is expressly enjoined with reference to it. This is discussed and established by Jaimini and Śabara in MS. 5.1.19-22.
m. [going back, reference, precedent], rule, standard, axiom, principle, method; manner; propriety, correct way; logical proof or conclusion, syllogism; logic, the Nyâya system of philosophy;lawsuit; decision, judgment: in., ab., °ree;--, after the manner of (--°ree;); in. -tas, °ree;--, suitably, properly; -vartin, a. behaving with propriety; -vâdin, a. speaking suitably; -vid, m. connoisseur; -vidyâ, f. logic; -vritta,pp. behaving with propriety; -sâstra, n. treatise on logic; -sikshâ, f. logic.
m.: in., ab. after the manner of the crow's eye, i. e. in op posite directions, with reference both to what precedes and what follows; -½akshi-gola nyâya, m. id.
noun (masculine) (esp.) a general or universal rule (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a lawsuit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a logical or syllogistic argument or inference (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a popular maxim or apposite illustration (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a system of philosophy delivered by Gotama or Gautama (it is one of the six darśanas) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
analogy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
axiom (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fitness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
judgment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
judicial sentence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
legal proceeding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
likeness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
manner (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
method (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
model (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
plan (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
propriety (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
right or fit manner or way (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rule (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
standard (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
system (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
that into which a thing goes back i.e. an original type (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indeclinable according to right or justice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
as is fit or proper (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
in a fitting manner (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) disorder (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
impropriety (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indecorum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
irregularity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unjust or unlawful action (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indeclinable according to rule or justice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fitly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rightly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Sanskrit Dictionary understands and transcodes देवनागर्-ई IAST, Harvard-Kyoto, SLP1, ITRANS. You can type in any of the Sanskrit transliteration systems you are familiar with and we will detect and convert it to IAST for the purpose of searching.
Using the Devanagari and IAST Keyboards
Click the icon to enable a popup keybord and you can toggle between देवनागरी and IAST characters. If you want a system software for typing easily in देवनागरी or IAST you can download our software called SanskritWriter
Wildcard Searches and Exact Matching
To replace many characters us * example śakt* will give all words starting with śakt. To replace an individual character use ? for example śakt?m will give all words that have something in place of the ?. By default our search system looks for words “containing” the search keyword. To do an exact match use “” example “śaktimat” will search for this exact phrase.
Special Searches
Type sandhi: and a phrase to search for the sandhi of the two words example.
sandhi:sam yoga will search for saṃyoga
Type root: and a word to do a root search only for the word. You can also use the √ symbol, this is easily typed by typing \/ in SanskritWriter software.
Feedback
icon to enable a popup keybord and you can toggle between देवनागरी and IAST characters. If you want a system software for typing easily in देवनागरी or IAST you can download our software called SanskritWriter