Avarshika, Avārṣika: 1 definition
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Avarshika 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 Avārṣika can be transliterated into English as Avarsika or Avarshika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAvārṣika (अवार्षिक).—adj. (or subst. ?), (1) (an ascetic practice) that consists of not going abroad in the rainy season: Lalitavistara 248.18 avārṣikair (sc. ātāpanaparitāpanaiḥ, l. 15); Tibetan dbyar mi byuṅ ba; (2) (a monk) who does not observe the (rule for not wandering during the) rains: Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.154.12; read so with v.l. and Mironov in Mahāvyutpatti 9426 (Tibetan dbyar gnas su ma zhugs pa).
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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Ends with (+3): Aparavarshika, Ardhavarshika, Ashtavarshika, Chhinnavarshika, Chinnavarshika, Dashavarshika, Dirghavarshika, Dvadashavarshika, Ekavarshika, Mahavarshika, Mitavarshika, Mritavarshika, Navavarshika, Nidaghavarshika, Pancadashavarshika, Pancavarshika, Panchavarshika, Paurvavarshika, Purvavarshika, Saptavarshika.
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