Anityakriya, Anityakriyā, Anitya-kriya: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnityakriyā (अनित्यक्रिया).—an occasional act, such as a sacrifice for a special purpose, a voluntary and occasional act.
Anityakriyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anitya and kriyā (क्रिया). See also (synonyms): anityakarman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnityakriyā (अनित्यक्रिया):—[=a-nitya-kriyā] [from a-nitya] f. an occasional act of worship, sacrifice for a special purpose.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnityakriyā (अनित्यक्रिया):—[karmadharaya compound] f.
(-yā) . The same as the preceding. E. anitya and kriyā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnityakriyā (अनित्यक्रिया):—[a-nitya-kriyā] (yā) 1. f. Special act of worship, not a constant one.
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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Partial matches: Kriya, Anitya.
Ends with: Kritanityakriya.
Full-text: Anityakarman.
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