Vaitatya: 3 definitions

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Vaitatya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Shaiva philosophy

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

Vaitatya (वैतत्य) refers to “(spatial) extendedness”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.140.—Accordingly, “And [spatial] extendedness (vaitatya), which [consists in] being differentiated into parts according to the directions, is ‘[not possible] if [this pot] is thus made of atoms’”.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vaitatya (वैतत्य).—Great extension.

Derivable forms: vaitatyam (वैतत्यम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vaitatya (वैतत्य):—n. ([from] vi-tata) great extension, [Śukasaptati]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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