अपोह

{ apōhḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WordNet

   See : मुक्ति, मुक्ति

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अपोह  m.  m. pushing away, removing
   (in disputation) reasoning, arguing, denying.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अपोहः [apōhḥ]   1 Removing, driving away, healing &c.
   Removal of doubt by the excercise of the reasoning faculty.
   Reasoning, arguing; reasoning faculty.
   Negative reasoning (opp. ऊह) (अपरतर्कनिरासाय कृतो विपरीतस्तर्कः). one of the dhiguṇas q. v. स्वयमूहापोहासमर्थः; इमे मनुष्या दृश्यन्ते ऊहापोहविशारदाः [Mb.13.] 145.43. ऊहापोहमिमं सरोजनयना यावद्विधत्तेतराम् [Bv.2.74;] hence ऊहापोह = complete discussion of a question.
   Excluding all things not coming under the category in point; तद्वानपोहो वा शब्दार्थः (where Maheśvara paraphrases अपोह by अतद्व्यावृत्ति i. e. तद्भिन्नत्यागः),
   A superfluous member attached to a structure of some construction.

Shabda-Sagara

अपोह  m.  ( -हः)
   1. The removal of doubt by the exercise of the reasoning faculty.
   2. Reasoning, arguing.
    E. अप reverse, ऊह to reason, and घञ् affix; opposed to doubt or deliberation.

ROOTS:

अप ऊह घञ्