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Hetvabhasa, ٱ, Hetu-abhasa: 17 definitions

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Hetvabhasa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Hetvabhas.

In Hinduism

Nyaya (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Hetvabhasa in Nyaya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Nyāya

ٱ (हेत्वाभा�) refers to “fallacy�. It is one of the sixteen categories of discussion (貹ٳ) according to the doctrine of the ⲹ-ūٰ by Akṣapāda. The sixteen 貹ٳs represent a method of intellectual analysis and categorize everything that is knowable and nameable.

: Shodhganga: A study of Nyāya-vaiśeṣika categories

ٱ (हेत्वाभा�, “fallacy�) refers to the thirteenth of the sixteen 貹ٳs (“cٱ𲵴ǰ�) in the first chapter of Gautama’s Nyāyasūtra (2nd century CE). ٱ is that which is not a real hetu or reason of an inference, but appear as the hetu. According to Gautama those are known as ٱ (fallacies) of a reason which are erratic, contradictory, and same to the question, unproved and mistimed.

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Nyaya (न्या�, 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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Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Hetvabhasa in Ayurveda glossary
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

ٱ (हेत्वाभा�):—False reason or fallacy

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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In Buddhism

Buddhist philosophy

: Google Books: A History of Indian Logic (Buddhist Philosophy)

ٱ (हेत्वाभा�) refers to the “fallacy� (within a debate), according to Upāyakauśalyahṛdaya, an ancient work on the art of debate composed by Bodhisattva Nāgārjuna.—The first chapter [i.e., “an elucidation of debate (岹-ī첹ṇa)”] consists of eight sections which treat respectively of (1) an example (ܻ󲹰ṇa), (2) a tenet, truth or conclusion (Գٲ), (3) the excellence of speech (ⲹśṃs), (4) the defect of speech (ⲹ-ṣa), (5) the knowledge of inference (ԳܳԲ or ٳ-ñԲ), (6) the appropriate or opportune speech (dzٲ-ⲹ), (7) the fallacy (ٱ) and (8) the adoption of a fallacious reason (ṣṭ-Գܲṇa).

Note: ٱ (‘the fallacies�) signify reasons which are derived form an imperfect perception, inference, or comparison, or which deviate from the scripture. There are various kinds of fallacies designated respectively as follows:

  1. The quibble in respect of a term (쳦󲹱),
  2. The erratic reason or undistributed middle term (ⲹ󾱳),
  3. Balancing the doubt or false assumption (ṃśaⲹ),
  4. The mistimed (īٲ),
  5. Balancing the point in dispute or begging the question (첹ṇa),
  6. Balancing the predicate (),
  7. Showing absurdity (岵ٲ岹śԲ),
  8. The contradictory (viruddha).
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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Hetvabhasa in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

hētv (हेत्वाभा�).—m S Fallacious semblance of reason or argument; a false or a foolish reason or cause assigned.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

hētv (हेत्वाभा�).�m Fallacious semblance of reason.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Hetvabhasa in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ٱ (हेत्वाभा�).�'the semblance of a reason', a fallacious middle term, fallacy; (it is of five kinds :-ⲹ󾱳 or anaikāntika, viruddha, asiddha, satpratipakṣa and 󾱳ٲ).

Derivable forms: ٱ� (हेत्वाभासः).

ٱ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hetu and (आभास).

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

ٱ (हेत्वाभा�).—m.

(-�) (In logic,) Fallacious semblance of reason or argument, assignment of proof or cause which can be shewn to be incorrect, the faulty reasoning for an inference; it is of five kinds, viz:—Byabhichara, Birud'Dhata, Asid'Dhi, Satpratipak Shata, and Badha. E. hetu, and semblance.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٱ (हेत्वाभा�).—m. fallacious reason or middle term.

ٱ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hetu and (आभास).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٱ (हेत्वाभा�).—[masculine] a mere appearance of a reason or argument.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) ٱ (हेत्वाभा�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[nyāya] Paris. (B 54). Pheh. 13. . 16.
—by Kṛṣṇa Bhaṭṭa. Oudh. Xv, 96.
—by Gadādhara. Oppert. Ii, 3906. 4235. 9694. Sb. 169.
—by Jagadīśa. Oudh. V, 20.
—by Bhavānanda. Bp. 307.
—by Mathurānātha. Oudh. V, 22. Bhr. 759. Oppert. Ii, 9695.

2) ٱ (हेत्वाभा�):—[nyāya] Gb. 117.
—by Gadādhara. Rgb. 785.
—by Mathurānātha. Fl. 484.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ٱ (हेत्वाभा�):—[=hetv-] [from hetv > heti] m. (in logic) a mere appearance of a reason, fallacious semblance of an argument, fallacious middle term, fallacy (said to be of 5 kinds, viz. ⲹ󾱳 or -Dz󾱳, viruddha, asiddha, -پ貹ṣa, or 󾱳ٲ), [Nyāyasūtra; Tarkasaṃgraha; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of various works.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٱ (हेत्वाभा�):—[ٱ+] (�) 1. m. Fallacious proof.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Hetvabhasa in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ٱ (हेत्वाभा�) [Also spelled hetvabhas]:�(nm) a fallacy; sophism.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Hetvabhasa in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Hētv (ಹೇತ್ವಾಭಾ�):—[noun] = ಹೇತುದೋ� [hetudosha].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Hetvabhasa in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ٱ (हेत्वाभा�):—n. paralogism;

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