संस्‍कृतशब्‍दकोशः

हेतु

behalf

शब्‍दभेदः : Noun

हेतु

cause

शब्‍दभेदः : Noun

हेतु

motive

शब्‍दभेदः : Noun

हेतु

purpose

शब्‍दभेदः : Noun

हेतु

reason

शब्‍दभेदः : Noun

हेतु

root cause

शब्‍दभेदः : Noun

शब्‍दकोश : हिन्‍दी आंग्‍ल कोश

हेतु

hetu

{hetú} &c. See p. 1303, col. 3

हेतु

hetu

{hetú} m. 'impulse', motive, cause, cause of, reason for (loc., rarely dat. or gen##{hetunā}, {hetoḥ}, {hetave}, {hetau}, 'for a cause or reason', 'by reason of', 'on account of' [with gen. or comp., e.g. {mama hetoḥ} or {mad-dhetoḥ}, 'on account of me']##{kaṃ hetum} or {ko heṭuḥ}, 'wherefore?' 'why?' 2-2, 23##{yato hetoḥ}, 'because'##{anena hetunā} or {iti hetoḥ}, 'for this reason'##{mṛtyu-hetave}, 'in order to kill'##{hetur alaukikaḥ}, 'a supernatural cause'##ifc. {hetu} also = 'having as a cause or motive', 'caused or effected or actuated or attracted or impelled by', e.g. {karma-hetu}, 'caused by the acts {of a former existence}' i, 49##{māṃsa-hetu}, 'attracted by {the smell of} flesh' x, 496##{karma-phala-hetu}, 'impelled by {the expectation of} the consequences of any act' ii, 47 ; 49) &c. &c##a logical reason or dedaction or argument, the reason for an inference (esp. applied to the second member or Avayava of the five-membered syllogism, See {nyāya}) 61##logic (in general, See {hetuvidyā})##(in gram.) the agent of the causal verb 1-4, 55 &c##(with Buddhists) primary cause (as opp. to {pratyaya}, q.v.)##(with Paśupatas) that which causes the bondage of the soul, i.e. the external world and the senses##a means ({hetubhiḥ} ifc. 'by means of')##mode, manner ({hetubhiḥ} ifc. 'according to')##price, cost v, 71##condition##(in rhet.) = {kāvya-liṅga} (q.v.)

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