padārtha
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9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Philosophical significance
- Types
- Vaisheshika
- Nyaya
- Western philosophy
- See also
- References
- External links
'''''' is a Sanskrit word for "categories" in Vaisheshika and Nyaya schools of Indian philosophy.
== Etymology == The term is a portmanteau of , "word" and , "meaning" or "referent", and so the term indicates "the meaning or referent of words".
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