# आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī)

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आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) is a Sanskrit word meaning logic, logical philosophy, metaphysics, an argumentative mind, logic or logical philosophy. Its 11 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them The Science of Inquiry (Logic, Metaphysics), An Argumentative or Rational Mind.

- **Etymology:** E. अनु according to, ईक्ष to see, ठक् aff — E. anu according to, īkṣa to see, ṭhak aff
- **SLP1:** `AnvIkzikI`  **IAST:** ānvīkṣikī  **Devanagari:** आन्वीक्षिकी
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anviksiki
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/anvikshiki/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** आन्वीक्षिकि (ānvīkṣiki)

## Meanings by context

### The Science of Inquiry (Logic, Metaphysics) (10 definitions)
- logic, logical philosophy, metaphysics  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 142,1] आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) f. ( fr. अन्व् - ईक्षा (anv-īkṣā) ), logic, logical philosophy, metaphysics, Mahābhārata (Title); Manu-smṛti (Title); Gautama-dharma-śāstra (Title) &c. [ ID=24740 ]
- Logic, logical philosophy  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) [Printed book page 0243-b ] 1 Logic, logical philosophy. [ ID=6370 ]
- Metaphysics  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) [Printed book page 0243-b ] 2 Metaphysics ( आत्मविद्या (ātmavidyā) q. v. ); आन्वीक्षिक्यात्मविद्या स्यादीक्षणात्सुखदुःखयोः । (ānvīkṣikyātmavidyā syādīkṣaṇātsukhaduḥkhayoḥ.) ईक्षमाणस्तया तत्त्वं हर्षशोकौ व्युदस्यति ॥ (īkṣamāṇastayā tattvaṃ harṣaśokau vyudasyati..) Kāmandakinītisāra 2. 11; आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) श्रवणाय (ānvīkṣikīśravaṇāya) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1; Manusmṛti 7. 43; ( न्याय आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) पंचाध्यायी (nyāya ānvīkṣikī paṃcādhyāyī) गौतमेन प्रणीता (gautamena praṇītā) Madhusūdana ). [ ID=6370 ]
- logic  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) [Printed book page 039-3 ] आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) ānvīkṣ-ikī, f. logic. [ ID=3638 ]
- Logical philosophy, metaphysics  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) [Printed book page 114 ] आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) f. ( - की (-kī) ) Logical philosophy, metaphysics. E. अनु (anu) according to, ईक्ष (īkṣa) to see, ठक् (ṭhak) aff. [ ID=5484 ]
- Metaphysics  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) [Printed book page 091-a ] आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) ( की ) ((kī)) 3. f. Metaphysics. [ ID=4858 ]
- 1. Logic or logical philosophy. 2. Metaphysics.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) [Printed book page 102-18 ] आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) f. 1. Logic, logical philosophy; 2. metaphysics, माधवं पुत्रमान्वीक्षिकीश्रवणाय कुण्डिनपुरादिमां पद्मावतीं प्रहिण्वता सुविहितम् (mādhavaṃ putramānvīkṣikīśravaṇāya kuṇḍinapurādimāṃ padmāvatīṃ prahiṇvatā suvihitam) M.M. i., M. vii.43. [ ID=5123 ]
- Logical philosophy, metaphysics  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) [Printed book page 093-b ] आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) f. ( - की (-kī) ) Logical philosophy, metaphysics. E. अनु (anu) according to, ईक्ष् (īkṣ) to see, ठक् (ṭhak) aff. [ ID=5482 ]
- logic  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) [Printed book page 063 ] आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) (± विद्या (vidyā) ) f. logic. [ ID=4318 ]
- logic, logical philosophy, metaphysics  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) [Printed book page 0122-c ] आन्वीक्षिकी (ānvīkṣikī) ānvīkṣikī, f. (fr. anv-īkṣā ), logic, logical philosophy, metaphysics. [ ID=8671 ]

### An Argumentative or Rational Mind (1 definition)
- an argumentative mind  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 1319,3] (also, with बुद्धि (buddhi) ) an argumentative mind, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) [ ID=24740.1 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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