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Lemma: nyāya (m)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
(esp.) a general or universal rule (MW)
a lawsuit (MW)
a logical or syllogistic argument or inference (MW)
a popular maxim or apposite illustration (MW)
a system of philosophy delivered by Gotama or Gautama (it is one of the six darśanas) (MW)
analogy (MW)
axiom (MW)
fitness (MW)
judgment (MW)
judicial sentence (MW)
legal proceeding (MW)
likeness (MW)
manner (MW)
method (MW)
model (MW)
plan (MW)
propriety (MW)
right or fit manner or way (MW)
rule (MW)
standard (MW)
system (MW)
that into which a thing goes back i.e. an original type (MW)
Topic
Frequency
dharma 19
Law 18
King, rājanīti 15
Buddha's life 12
Poetology 12
Giving, dāna 11
jātaka, avadāna 10
Kashmirian Shivaism 8
Pashupata Shaivism 7
varṇas, castes 7
paribhāṣā, general rules 7
Mahāyāna 6
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya 6
eating, food, anna 6
narrative literature 6
Dharmaśāstra 6
Alchemy 6
Kāmaśāstra 5
dāna, giving 5
cow 5
Sacrifice, yajña 5
Kṣatriya 4
Medicine 4
prāyaścitta 4
Grammar 4
kāmyeṣṭi 4
Vedic hymns, śastras 4
agnihotra 4
Mīmāṃsā 4
Buddhism 4
war 3
āpaddharma 3
good behaviour 3
saṃskāras 3
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman 3
marriage, wedding 3
(Im-)purity 3
sahasranāman 2
Zoology 2
dakṣiṇā 2
vyavahāra 2
fable 2
dīkṣā 2
penance, prāyaścitta 2
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice 2
Genealogies 2
Mahābhārata 2
Lexicography 2
Shivaism, Śiva 2
Asceticism, tapas 2
vānaprastha 2
Politics 2
Debts and interest 2
Witness 2
Ordeal 2
Women 2
animal sacrifice, paśubandha 2
sattra 2
(Non-)vegetarism, meat 2
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya 1
Bali and Indra 1
fighting 1
Viśvāmitra 1
selling children, adoption 1
brahman priest, brahmatva 1
systematics 1
nirūḍhapaśubandha 1
long live, āyus 1
rājasūya 1
fire sacrifice, offering ājya, homa, āhuti 1
śruti, Veda 1
Birth, childhood, and youth 1
Bharata 1
udaka ritual 1
sacrificial fire 1
Kaṃsa 1
Śunaḥśepa 1
hunting 1
botany, plants 1
saṃsāra 1
rebirth, transmigration 1
Religion and Philosophy 1
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 1
gṛhastha, householder 1
Sāṃkhya 1
Family 1
Inheritance, heritage, heirs 1
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha 1
Behaviour, strīdharma 1
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya 1
Nyāya 1
Brideship and marriage 1
pregnancy 1
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra 1
Bhakti 1
bad behaviour 1
Vaiśeṣika 1
Language 1
Family law 1
weapons, arms 1
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman 1
study, śiṣya, adhyāya 1
theft, stealing 1
Minister 1
State finances 1
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge 1
ātman 1
Tāraka 1
hiṃsā, ahiṃsā 1
authority of the Veda 1
Concept Notes Count rule a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" 14 axiom in logic: a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident 2 judgment the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it 2 nyāya [word] the word nyāya 2 method a way of doing something, esp. a systematic one; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) 1 analogy similarity in some respect between things that are otherwise dissimilar: "the operation of a computer presents an interesting analogy to the working of the brain" 1 righteousness adhering to moral principles 1
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