Sanskrit Dictionary

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Grammar Search

"hetu" has 2 results

hetu: neuter nominative singular stem: hetu

hetu: neuter accusative singular stem: hetu

Amarakosha Search

7 results

Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms

bhāvaḥ	3.3.215	Masculine	Singular	janmahetuḥ, ādyopalabdhisthānam

bhrātṛvyaḥ	3.3.154	Masculine	Singular	śapathaḥ, jñānam, viśvāsaḥ, hetuḥ, randhraḥ, adhīnaḥ, śabdaḥ

kareṇuḥ	3.3.58	Feminine	Singular	pramātā, hetuḥ, maryādā, śāstreyattā

prāduḥ	3.3.264	Masculine	Singular	hetuḥ, avadhāraṇam

upalā	3.3.207	Feminine	Singular	sasyam, hetukṛtam

uta	3.3.251	Masculine	Singular	prakāśaḥ, ādiḥ, samāptiḥ, hetuḥ, prakaraṇam

vāsitā	3.3.82	Feminine	Singular	hetuḥ, lakṣma

Monier-Williams Search

11 results for hetu"

hetu

m. "impulse", motive, cause, cause of, reason for (locative case,rarely dative case or genitive case; hetunā-, hetoḥ-, hetave-, hetau-,"for a cause or reason","by reason of","on account of"[with genitive case or compound exempli gratia, 'for example' mama hetoḥ-or mad-dhetoḥ-,"on account of me"]; kaṃ hetum-or ko heṭuḥ-,"wherefore?""why?"

; yato hetoḥ-,"because"; anena hetunā-or iti hetoḥ-,"for this reason"; mṛtyu-hetave-,"in order to kill"; hetur alaukikaḥ-,"a supernatural cause"; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' hetu-also ="having as a cause or motive","caused or effected or actuated or attracted or impelled by" exempli gratia, 'for example' karma-hetu-,"caused by the acts [of a former existence]"

; māṃsa-hetu-,"attracted by [the smell of] flesh"

; karma-phala-hetu-,"impelled by [the expectation of] the consequences of any act"

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etc.

hetu

m. a logical reason or deduction or argument, the reason for an inference (especially applied to the second member or avayava- of the five-membered syllogismSee nyāya-)

hetu

m. logic (in generalSee hetuvidyā-)

hetu

m. (in gram.) the agent of the causal verb

hetu

m. (with Buddhists) primary cause (as opp. to pratyaya- q.v)

hetu

m. (with paśu-pati-s) that which causes the bondage of the soul id est the external world and the senses

hetu

m. a means (hetubhiḥ- in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'"by means of")

hetu

m. mode, manner (hetubhiḥ- in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'"according to")

hetu

m. price, cost

hetu

m. condition

hetu

m. (in rhetoric) equals kāvya-liṅga- (q.v)

Macdonell Vedic Search

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hetu	he-tú, m. cause: ab. hetós for the sake of, x. 34, 2 [impulse: hi impel].

Macdonell Search

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hetu

m. [impulse: √ hi] cause, motive, of (lc., --°ree;, rarely d., g.; very rare in V.); C.: reason, argument, proof (in logic = second part of the five-membered syllogism); means; price (rare); condition, sine quâ non (of sub sistence); manner (rare); agent of the causa tive verb (gr.); primary cause (opp. pratyaya, secondary cause: B.); cause of the bondage of the soul, world of sense, nature (among the Pâsupatas); short speech setting forth the requisite conditions for the attainment of an end (dr.): in. hetunâ, ab. g. hetoh, rarely also d. or lc., for a cause or reason, by reason of, on account of (g., --°ree;); yato hetoh, because; iti hetoh, for this reason; --°ree; a. having -as a cause, caused, impelled, or attracted by: -ka, (--°ree;) a. (î) causing, producing; caused or produced by; -tâ, f. causation; -tva, n. id.; state of being the reason orthe primary cause; agency of the causal verb; -mat, a. having a cause, caused; provided with reasons or proofs, well-founded; open to argument; -mâtra-tâ, f. condition of being a mere means; -mâtra-maya, a. serving only as a means; -rûpaka, n. reasoned metaphor; -vidyâ, f. dialectics, logic; -sâstra, n. id.

Dictionary of Sanskrit Search

"hetu" has 1 results

hetu(1)	cause: cf नतेः परस्योभयहेतुसंग्रहात् Ṛgvedaprātiśākhya by Śaunaka ( Sanskrit Sāhityapariṣad Edition, Calcutta.)XI.2: also confer, compareहेतौ P. II.3.23; हेतुहेतुमतोर्लिङ् P.III.3. 126; (2) causal agent confer, compare यः कारयति स हेतुः Kat. II. 4.15: confer, compare also तत्प्रयोजको हेतुश्च P. I. 4.55.

Vedabase Search

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hetu	because of	CC Antya 16.100

		CC Madhya 24.161

hetu	cause	CC Adi 2.93

		CC Adi 3.110

		SB 8.9.28

hetu	causes	CC Madhya 24.79

		SB 10.40.1

hetu	for the matter of	CC Adi 9.3

		CC Madhya 1.191

hetu	for the reason	CC Adi 11.57

		CC Madhya 8.217

hetu	reason	CC Adi 17.75

		CC Adi 2.39

		CC Adi 4.102

		CC Adi 4.104

		CC Adi 4.195

		CC Adi 4.53

		CC Adi 4.6

hetu	reason	CC Adi 4.6

		CC Madhya 24.105

hetu	reasons	CC Adi 4.15-16

		CC Adi 4.39

hetu	the cause	CC Adi 3.92

		CC Adi 4.248

		CC Madhya 25.51

hetu	the predominating deities of sensory activities	SB 5.18.37

hetu	the reason	CC Adi 4.53

		CC Madhya 9.34

DCS with thanks

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hetu	noun (masculine) (in gram.) the agent of the causal verb (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) (in rhet.) kāvyaliṅga (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) (with Buddhists) primary cause (as opp. to pratyaya) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) (with Paśupatas) that which causes the bondage of the soul (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a logical reason or dedaction or argument (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a means (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) cause (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) cause of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) condition (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) cost (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) logic (in general) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) manner (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) mode (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) motive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) price (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) reason for (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the external world and the senses (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the reason for an inference (esp. applied to the second member or Avayava of the five-membered syllogism) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 242/72933

Ayurvedic MedicalDictionary Dr. Potturu with thanks

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hetu	cause; aetiology.

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