Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

dvaita द्वैत – duality

substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter
Cappeller 1891 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

dvaitá ·n. duality, dualism.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

dvaita dvaita, am, n. (fr. 1. dvi-tā), duality, the state of being doubled, duplicity, dualism in philo- sophy, the assertion of two principles (as of spirit and matter, God and the universe, &c.); doubt.

Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive neuter

dvaitá n. Zweiheit, Dualität, Dualismus H. 1424. ŚAT. BR. 14,5,4,15. KAP. 1,22. KAP. 1,155. PRAB. 21,8. PRAB. 81,5. BHĀG. P. 1. BHĀG. P. 15,31. BHĀG. P. 6,15,26. BHĀG. P. 16,19. BHĀG. P. 7,12,10. MĀRK. P. 23,45. ˚vāda Verz. d. Oxf. H. No. 170. ˚vādin ŚKDR. WILS. ˚nirṇayavāda Verz. d. B. H. No. 1403. advaita (s. auch bes.) n. MBH. 3,10639. PRAB. 21,8. BHĀG. P. 7,15,62. fgg. MĀRK. P. 23,45. Wohl zunächst zurückzuführen auf dvitā, nom. abstr. von dvi; vgl. traita und das Verhältniss von daivata zu devatā.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

dvaita , ˚nirṇaya Titel verschiedener Werke Verz. d. Oxf. H. 273,a, No. 648. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 292,a,31. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 281,a, No. 659. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 285,a,32. HALL 21. HALL. 193.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

dvaitá n. Zweiheit, Dualität, Dualismus.

Apte 1890 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

dvaitaṃ [dvidhā itaṃ dvītaṃ tasya bhāvaḥ svārthe aṇ] 1 Duality. 2 Dualism in philosophy, the assertion of two distinct principles, such as the maintenance of the doctrine that spirit and matter, Brahman and the universe, or the Individual and the Supreme Soul, are different from each other; cf. advaita; kiṃ śāstraṃ śravaṇena yasya galati dvaitāṃdhakārotkaraḥ Bv. 1. 86. 3 N. of a forest. Comp. — vanaṃ N. of a forest; Ki. 1. 1. — vādaḥ the doctrine of dualism; see above. — vādin m. a philosopher who maintains the dvaita doctrine.

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

dvaitá n. Zweiheit, Dualität.

Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter

Original text · French · substantive neuter

dvaita dvaita n. (dvi; sfx. ta) duplication; chose doublée.

Derived words

  • advaita अद्वैत adjective non-dual; not two

Occurrences in source texts (7)

HP 1 occurrence
HP 4.11*15-4.11*28: Space and Laya 1 occurrence

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MAN 1 occurrence
Rudra-Kṣetra-Mantra 1 occurrence

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  • MAN RK 4 Segment 7

    Attested form: dvaita Grammar of the segment: tatpuruṣa-compound genitive

MandUp 2 occurrences
MandUp 3-7: Four modes of awareness 1 occurrence

Occurrences through derived words

MandUp 12: The soundless Fourth 1 occurrence

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SiSa 2 occurrences
SiSa 1.51-1.64: Selbst als Licht 2 occurrences

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VBT 1 occurrence
VBT 86–92: Light and Darkness 1 occurrence

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