masculine · vinicchaya 1 · vinicchaya 2
discrimination
decision; judgment; trial; discrimination
Vinicchaya [vi + nicchaya; cf. Vedic viniścaya] 1. discrimination, distinction, thought, (firm) opinion; thorough knowledge of (—°) A III 354 (pāpakamma°); Snp 327 (dhamma°), 838 (= dvāsaṭṭhi diṭṭhi-vinicchayā Nidd I 186), 867 (°ṃ kūrute; cf. Nidd I 265); Ja III 205 (attha°); Pv-a 1, 112, 210 (kūṭa°), 287. 2. decision; (as technical term in law:) investigation, trial, judgment (given by the king or his ministers) D II 58 (with reference to lābha, explained as deciding what to do with one's gains) = III 289 = A IV 400 = Vibh 390 (explained at Vibh-a 512, where vinicchaya is said to be fourfold, viz. ñāṇa°, taṇhā°, diṭṭhi°, vitakka°); Ja II 2. 3. courthouse, hall of judgment Ja I 176; III 105; IV 122, 370; VI 333; Miln 332 (vinaya°, i.e. having the Vinaya as the law court in the City of Righteousness). 4. (as technical term in logic and psychology:) (process of) judgment, detailed analysis, deliberation, consideration, ascertainment Ja V 60 (°ṃ vicāreti); Vibh-a 46 f. (according to attha, lakkhaṇa, etc.), 83 f. (the same); Pj I 23, 75. -kathā analytical discussion, exegesis, interpretation Vism 16; Vibh-a 291 (opposite pāḷi-vaṇṇanā); -ññū clever in deciding or giving judgment Ja III 205; V 367 (a°); -ṭṭhāna place of judgment, law court Ja V 229; Dhp-a III 141; IV 215; -dhamma law practice Ja V 125; Dhp-a III 141; -vīthi process of judgment (in logic): see Cpd. 241; -sālā the law court(s) Ja IV 120; Dhp-a III 380.
【陽】 決定，判決，審判，辨別。~kathā,【陰】 分析的討論。~ṭṭhāna,【中】 法庭。~sālā,【陰】 審判的廳堂。
(masc, masc, from vinicchināti) discrimination; distinction; evaluation; assessment discrimination Construction: vi + nī + √ci > chay + *a
(masc, masc, from vinicchināti) opinion; judgement; verdict; conclusion decision, judgement, trial Construction: vi + nī + √ci > chay + *a
(nt, nt, from vinicchināti) opinion; judgement; verdict; conclusion Construction: vi + nī + √ci > chay + *a