Avantaradiksha, Avāntaradīkṣa, Avantara-diksha: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Avāntaradīkṣa can be transliterated into English as Avantaradiksa or Avantaradiksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avāntaradīkṣa (अवान्तरदीक्ष):—[=avāntara-dīkṣa] [from avāntara] mfn. performing an intermediate consecration, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iii.]
2) Avāntaradīkṣā (अवान्तरदीक्षा):—[=avāntara-dīkṣā] [from avāntara] f. an intermediate consecration, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra; Mānava-śrauta-sūtra]
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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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Partial matches: Diksa, Avantara.
Starts with: Avantaradikshadi.
Full-text: Avantaradikshadi, Dini.
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