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About Śabdayoga Blog author Jayaraman Mahadevan   विपर्ययः - Viparyaya   Etymology वि + परि + इण् + अच् = विपर्ययः vi+pari+iṇ +ac = viparyayaḥ   ·        Vi & Pari are prefixes that mean opposite and exessive ·        Iṇ is the root that means - Gati-   movement ·        ac ( अच् ) is the suffix that is added to the root to indicate the meaning bhāva (the act). This suffix is added as per the grammatical rule एरच् erac (aṣṭādhyāyī 3.3.56)   Based on this the derivative statement would then be - विपरीयते इति विपर्ययः – viparīyate iti viparyayaḥ - the act of movement that is excessively opposite.     Lexicon There is one reference to the word in Amarakośa . It is as follows – स्याद्व्यत्यासो विपर्यासो व्यत्ययश्च विपर्यये syādvyatyāso viparyāso vyatyayaśca viparyaye (3.2.33) Words such as vyatyāsa, viparyāsa, vyat...

    About Śabdayoga Blog author Jayaraman Mahadevan   विकल्पः - Vikalpa  Etymology वि + कृप् + घञ् = विकल्पः vi+ kṛp +ghañ = vikalpaḥ Vi is the prefix that means - Viruddha - opposite kṛp is the root that means - sāmarthya - capability, to be able   ghañ is the suffix that is used to indicate Bh āva – the act. This suffix is added as per the grammatical rule भावे Bh āve (Aṣṭādhyāyī 3.3.18) The derivative statement would be विकल्प्यते इति विकल्पः vikalpyate iti vikalpaḥ – the act of imagining, providing options. (Note: Going strictly by the meanings of the root, suffix and prefix though the derivation should mean - the act of the opposite capability –still, the usage convention prevalent in saṃskṛta literature with regard to this word leads to meanings -   imagination and optionality. In saṃskṛta language, rūḍhi (convention) outweighs Yoga (etymology))       Lexicon - There is no entry of this word in the...