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Lemma: nyāya (m)
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(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
Poetology 12
Buddha's life 12
Giving, dāna 11
jātaka, avadāna 10
Kashmirian Shivaism 8
paribhāṣā, general rules 7
Pashupata Shaivism 7
Dharmaśāstra 6
eating, food, anna 6
Mahāyāna 6
narrative literature 6
varṇas, castes 6
Alchemy 6
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya 6
cow 5
dāna, giving 5
Sacrifice, yajña 5
Kāmaśāstra 5
kāmyeṣṭi 4
Kṣatriya 4
prāyaścitta 4
agnihotra 4
Buddhism 4
Vedic hymns, śastras 4
Grammar 4
Medicine 4
war 3
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman 3
(Im-)purity 3
marriage, wedding 3
āpaddharma 3
saṃskāras 3
good behaviour 3
Lexicography 2
penance, prāyaścitta 2
Shivaism, Śiva 2
Mahābhārata 2
dakṣiṇā 2
Zoology 2
vyavahāra 2
fable 2
(Non-)vegetarism, meat 2
Women 2
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice 2
dīkṣā 2
Ordeal 2
Asceticism, tapas 2
Debts and interest 2
vānaprastha 2
sahasranāman 2
Politics 2
Witness 2
botany, plants 1
selling children, adoption 1
fighting 1
hunting 1
Viśvāmitra 1
brahman priest 1
long live, āyus 1
Bali and Indra 1
Bharata 1
śruti, Veda 1
systematics 1
Kaṃsa 1
saṃsāra 1
rājasūya 1
sacrificial fire 1
Śunaḥśepa 1
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya 1
fire sacrifice, offering ājya, homa, āhuti 1
udaka ritual 1
animal sacrifice, paśubandha 1
Family law 1
bad behaviour 1
Pregnancy 1
Religion and Philosophy 1
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 1
gṛhastha, householder 1
Sāṃkhya 1
āśrama 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
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra 1
hiṃsā, ahiṃsā 1
Genealogies 1
rebirth, transmigration 1
Bhakti 1
Vaiśeṣika 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
nirūḍhapaśubandha 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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