संस्‍कृतशब्‍दकोशः

न्याय

justice

शब्‍दभेदः : Noun

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न्याय

nyāya

{ny-āyá} m. (fr. 4. {ni}) that into which a thing goes back i.e. an original type, standard, method, rule, (esp.) a general or universal rule, model, axiom, system, plan, manner, right or fit manner or way, fitness, propriety &c. ({nyāyena} and {yāt}, ind. either 'in the right manner, regularly, duly', or ifc. 'after the manner of, by way of')##a lawsuit, legal proceeding, judicial sentence, judgment##a logical or syllogistic argument or inference (consisting of a combination of enthymeme and syllogism, and so having, according to the Naiyāyikas 5 members, viz. {pratijñā}, {hetu}, {udāharaṇa}, {upanaya}, {nigamana}, or according to the Vedāntins 3 members)##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 Vaiśeshika)##likeness, analogy, a popular maxim or apposite illustration (cf. {kākâkṣi-}, {ghuṇâkṣara-}, {daṇḍâpūpa}. &c.)##({am}), ind. after a finite verb expresses either censure or repetition 8-1, 27

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