Laukika-nyāya-kośa /4

Laukikanyāyakośa
 

(An Anthology of Popular Maxims)
 

 
The word Nyaya has so many connotative facets in
āya has so many connotative facets in
Sanskrit and in other Indian languages that one has to ascertian

the exact connotation of Nyāya in the concerned work.

Though Nyaāya often means justice, it expresses many more

meanings. Infact, Apte's Dictionary has assigned the following

twelve sets of meaning to this word.
 

 
(i) Method, manner
 

(ii) Fitness, propriety
 

(iii) Low, justice, Virtue, equity, righteousness.
 

(iv) A law suit,
 
(
(v) Judicial sentence,
(vi) Policy, good government
(vii) A popular maxim
(viii) An opposite illustration,
(ix) V) Judicial sentence,
 
(vi) Policy, good government
 
(viiedic account.
(x) A popular mauniversal rule.
(xim
 
(viii) An opposite illustration,
 
(i) System of Hindu philosophy founded by the sage Gautama.
(x)
 
Vedic account.
 
(X)
 
(xi)
 
(i)
 
(ii)
 
(iii)
 
(iv)
 
A universal rule.
 
System of Hindu philosophy founded by the sage
Gautama.
 
(xii)
 
ii) Syllogism-An epithet of Vișņu
 

 
The word is well-known in the sense of "the science of

Logic". It is also well-known as a group of words conveying

some incidents or events, based on worldly dealings or