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Principleसिद्धांत

General and specific (samanya and vishesha)

सामान्य और विशेष · सामान्य

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
सामान्यविशेष
Hindi
सामान्य और विशेष
English
General and specific (samanya and vishesha)

What the text says

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Physiology1

  • Quoting Charaka, the translation says that at all times the general (samanya) nature of each thing causes its increase and the specific (vishesha) nature its decrease, and that the two working together cause both increase and decrease; this working of general and specific is connected with the body.

    Appendix: Hitahita · p. 628Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 39 times on 27 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Extraction notes

  • Not in the lexicon; the translation goes on to say that all things are thus general and specific, with rule and prohibition.

Quick facts

Content type
Principle
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
27
Extraction tasks
T30
Record id
concept_samanya_vishesha