Dhanapishacika, Dhanapiśācikā, Dhana-pishacika: 5 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Dhanapiśācikā can be transliterated into English as Dhanapisacika or Dhanapishacika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Dhanapishachika.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhanapiśācikā (धनपिशाचिका).—'the demon of wealth', an avaricious desire of wealth, greed, avarice.

Dhanapiśācikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhana and piśācikā (पिशाचिका). See also (synonyms): dhanapiśācī.

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

Dhanapiśācikā (धनपिशाचिका):—[=dhana-piśācikā] [from dhana > dhan] f. thirst for wealth, avarice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Dhanapiśācikā (धनपिशाचिका):—[dhana-piśācikā] (kā) 1. f. Avarice.

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Dhanapishacika 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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