Bhikshashana, Bhikṣāśana, Bhiksha-ashana: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Bhikṣāśana can be transliterated into English as Bhiksasana or Bhikshashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhikṣāśana (भिक्षाशन).—the food obtained by begging; भिक्षाशनं तदपि नीरसमेकवारम् (bhikṣāśanaṃ tadapi nīrasamekavāram) Bhartṛhari 3.19.
Derivable forms: bhikṣāśanam (भिक्षाशनम्).
Bhikṣāśana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhikṣā and aśana (अशन).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhikṣāśana (ಭಿಕ್ಷಾಶನ):—[noun] = ಭಿಕ್ಷಾನ್ನ [bhikshanna].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Asana, Bhiksha.
Full-text: Ekavaram.
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