Arch: 4 definitions

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Arch 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Archh.

Ambiguity: Although Arch has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Arc.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Arch (अर्छ्).—see .

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

Ārch (आर्छ्):—(ā-√ṛch) [Parasmaipada] ārcchati, to fall into (calamity or mischief), [Atharva-veda ii, 12, 5; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa i; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa];

—to obtain, partake of [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Arch 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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