vyatirekaḥ

Dictionary meanings for vyatirekaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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vyatirekaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 Distinction, differ- ence.

2 Separation from.

3 Exclusion, exception.

4 Ex- cellence, surpassing, excelling.

5 Contrast, dissimilarity.

6 (In logic) Logical discontinuance (opp. anvaya q. v.); yatra sādhyābhāvastatra hetvabhā- va iti vyatirekavyāptiḥ (e. g. yatra vahnirnā- sti tatra dhūmo nāsti is an instance of vyatirekavyāpti).

7 (In Rhet.) A figure of speech which consists in representing the...

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