nyāyaḥ

Dictionary meanings for nyāyaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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nyāyaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[niyaṃti anena; ni-i ghañ] 1 Method, manner, way, rule, system, plan; adhārmikaṃ tribhirnyāyairnigṛhṇīyā- tprayatnataḥ Ms. 8. 310.

2 Fitness propriety, decorum; Ki. 11. 30.

3 Law, justice, virtue, equity, right- eousness, honesty; yāṃti nyāyapravṛtta- sya tiryaṃcopi sahāyatāṃ A. R. 1. 4.

4 A law-suit, legal proceeding

5 Ju- dicial sentence, judgment.

6 Policy, good government.

7 Likeness, ana- logy.

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