सव्यभिचार

{ savyabhicārḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

स—व्यभिचार  mfn.  mfn. id.

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स व्यभिचार

स—व्यभिचार  m.  m. (in phil.) an argument wide of the mark or incompatible with the conclusion drawn from it, an allegation proving too much (one of the हेत्व्-आभासs q.v.), a too general middle term (as ‘fire’ to prove smoke), [Nyāyas.]; [Sarvad.]

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स व्यभिचार

    N. of various न्याय works.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

सव्यभिचारः [savyabhicārḥ]   One of the five main divisions of Hetvābhāsa (in logic), a too general middle term; for explanation, see अनैकान्तिक.

Shabda-Sagara

सव्यभिचार  m.  ( -रः) A reason or argument that is locally incompatible with the conclusion to be drawn from it; a HETU that is too general, (in logic.)
    E. स with, व्यभिचार irrelevancy.

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स व्यभिचार