Abhishekya, Abhiṣekya: 6 definitions

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Abhishekya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Abhiṣekya can be transliterated into English as Abhisekya or Abhishekya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhiṣekya (अभिषेक्य).—

1) Worthy of inauguration, fit to be crowned.

2) Belonging to coronation.

-yaḥ Name of a sacrificial ceremony performed at the coronation of a king.

See also (synonyms): abhiṣecanīya, abhiṣecya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Abhiṣekya (अभिषेक्य):—[from abhi-ṣic] mfn. worthy of inauguration (abhiṣeka), [Kauśika-sūtra; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

2) [v.s. ...] (said of the elephant) used for the inauguration, [Jaina literature] (Prākṛt abhisekka).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhiṣekya (अभिषेक्य):—m. f. n.

(-kyaḥ-kyā-kyam) Fit for an inauguration &c. (see abhiṣeka). E. abhiṣeka, taddh. aff. yat.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ābhiṣekya (आभिषेक्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ābhisekka.

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Abhishekya in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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