Category: sciencePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
तर्कशास्त्रम्
/tarkaśāstram/Roman
English meaning: logic, science of reasoning
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)युक्तिसंगतेन विचारेण सत्यासत्यनिर्णयस्य शास्त्रम्।
English Definition
The formal science of reasoning and argumentation; Indian logic or Nyaya.
Example
“न्यायदर्शने तर्कशास्त्रस्य विस्तृता परिभाषा अस्ति।”
In English: “Nyaya philosophy contains an elaborate exposition of logic.”
Synonyms
- न्यायशास्त्रम्
- हेतुविद्या
- वादः
Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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