विधायक विधित्सा

विधि

विधि [विधा-कि]
1 Doing, performance, practice, an act or action; ब्रह्मध्यानाभ्यसनविधिना योगनिद्रां गतस्य Bh. 3. 41; योगविधि R. 8. 22; अस्याः सर्गविधौ V. 1. 8; लेत्वाविधि Māl. 1. 35.
2 Method, manner, way, means, mode; Pt. 1. 376.
3 A rule, commandment, any precept which enjoins something for the first time (as distinguished from नियम and प- रिसंख्या q. q. v. v.); विधिरत्यंतमप्राप्तौ; चि कीर्षाकृतिसाध्यत्वहेतुधीविषयो विधिः, व- हति विधिहुतं या हविः Ś. 1. 1.
4 A sacred precept or rule, ordinance, injunction, law, a sacred command, religious commandment (opp. अर्थवाद which means ‘an explanatory statement coupled with legends and illustrations’; see अर्थवाद); प्रवृत्तिपरं वाक्यं विधिः, as ज्यो- तिष्टोमेन स्वर्गकामो यजेत; श्रद्धा वित्तं विधि- श्चेति त्रितयं तत्समागतं Ś. 7. 29; R. 2. 16.
5 Any religious act or ceremony, a rite, ceremony; स चेत् स्वयं कर्मसु धर्मचारिणां त्वमंतरायो भवसि च्युतो विधिः R. 3. 45, 1. 34.
6 Behaviour, conduct.
7 Condition; V. 4.
8 Creation, formation; साम{??}यविधौ Ku. 3. 28; कल्याणी विधिषु विचित्रता विधातुः Ki. 7. 7.
9 The creator.
10 Fate, destiny, luck; विधौ वामारंभे मन समुचितैषा परिणतिः Māl. 4. 4.
11 The food of elephants.
12 Time.
13 A physician.
14 N. of Viṣṇu.
−Comp.
−घ्न a. disregarding prescribed rites or rules.
−ज्ञ a. knowing the ritual. (
−ज्ञः) a Brāhmaṇa versed in the ritual, a ritualist.
−दर्शकः a priest at a sacrifice who sees that everything is done according to the precepts, and corrects any deviation from them. −दुष्ट, −वि- हित a. prescribed by rule, enjoined by law.
−देशकः 1. = विधिदर्शक above. −2. a preceptor, teacher.
−द्वैधं diversity of rules, variance of precept or commandment.
−पूर्वकं ind. according to rule.
−प्रयोगः application of a rule.
−योगः the force or influence of fate.
−वधूः f. an epithet of Sarasvatī.
−हीन a. devoid of rule, unauthorised, irregular.

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