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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sabhika (सभिक) or Sabhīka (सभीक).—[sabhā dyūtaṃ prayojanamasya īk] The keeper of a gaming-house; अयमस्माकं पूर्वसभिको माथुर इत एवागच्छति (ayamasmākaṃ pūrvasabhiko māthura ita evāgacchati) Mṛcchakaṭika 3; ग्लहे शतिकवृद्धेस्तु सभिकः पञ्चकं शतम् (glahe śatikavṛddhestu sabhikaḥ pañcakaṃ śatam) Y.2.199.

Derivable forms: sabhikaḥ (सभिकः), sabhīkaḥ (सभीकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Sabhika (सभिक).—(= Pali Sabhiya), name of a man who became a disciple of Buddha: Mahāvastu iii.394.7 ff.

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Sabhikā (सभिका).—name of a goddess: Mahāsamājasūtra, Waldschmidt, Kl. Sanskrit Texte 4, 185.13.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sabhika (सभिक).—m.

(-kaḥ) The keeper of a gaming-house. E. sabhā an assembly, ṭhan aff; also with the penultimate vowel made long, sabhīka .

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Sabhīka (सभीक).—m.

(-kaḥ) The keeper of a gaming-house: see the last.

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

Sabhika (सभिक).—i. e. sabhā + ika, m. The keeper of a gaming-house, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 185, 20; [Mṛcchakaṭikā, (ed. Stenzler.)] 33, 24.

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

Sabhika (सभिक).—[masculine] keeper of a gaming-house.

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

1) Sabhika (सभिक):—[from sabhā] m. the keeper of a gambling-house, [Yājñavalkya; Mṛcchakaṭikā]

2) Sabhīka (सभीक):—[from sabhā] m. idem, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

1) Sabhika (सभिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. The keeper of a gaminghouse.

2) Sabhīka (सभीक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. Idem.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sabhika (सभिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sahia.

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Sabhika in German

context information

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 corpus

Sabhika (ಸಭಿಕ):—

1) [noun] = ಸಭಾಸದ [sabhasada].

2) [noun] the manager of a gambling house.

context information

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)

Starts with: Sabhikama.

Ends with: Pradhanasabhika, Purvasabhika.

Full-text: Pradhanasabhika, Sahia, Capikar, Purvasabhika, Kimpraptin, Shatika.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Sabhika, Sabhīka, Sabhikā; (plurals include: Sabhikas, Sabhīkas, Sabhikās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)

Chapter 5.15 - Laws Relating to Gambling and Betting < [Chapter 5 - Vyavahārādhyāya and the Modern Indian Laws]

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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)

Chapter XXXVIII - The questions of Sabhika < [Volume III]

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