vipakṣa

Dictionary meanings for vipakṣa from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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vipakṣa

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. Hostile, inimical, ad- verse, contrary. kṣaḥ 1 An enemy, adversary, opponent; guṇāstasya vipa- kṣepi guṇino lebhireṃtaraṃ R. 17. 75; Śi. 11. 59.

2 A rival or fellow wife; R. 19. 20.

3 A disputant; Ki. 17. 43.

4 (In logic) A negative instance, an instance on the opposite side, (i. e. that in which the sādhya or major term is not found); niścitasādhyābhāvavān vipakṣaḥ T. S.; Mu. 5. 10.

5 (In gram.) An...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mfn. deprived of wings R. 973,1 197502 m. being on a different side., an opponent, adversary, enemy (mfn. counteracting Ja1takam.;) Inscr.; Ka1v.; Katha1s. 973,1 197503 m. a disputant Kir. 973,1 197504 m. a female rival Ragh.; S3is3. 973,1 197505

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