Abhibhakshana, Abhibhakṣaṇa: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Abhibhakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Abhibhaksana or Abhibhakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAbhibhakṣaṇa (अभिभक्षण).—nt., feeding upon (to Pali abhibhak-khayitvā); so probably read with 1 ms. in Mahāvastu i.361.9 ekaṃ mṛgaṃ visarjayiṣyāmaḥ, mahārājasya ca mṛgamānsena abhibhakṣaṇaṃ (v.l. avikṣaṇam; Senart em. avibhakṣa- ṇaṃ, supposed to mean non-cessation de nourriture; im- plausible) bhaviṣyati, ime ca mṛgā evaṃ anayavyasanaṃ nopapadyiṣyanti, we will let go one deer (every day), and the king will feed on deer-meat, and (at the same time) thus these deer will not get into serious trouble. Less likely is the v.l. avikṣaṇaṃ = AMg. avikkhaṇa (by false Sanskritization) = Pali (an-)apekkhana, Sanskrit (rare) apekṣaṇa = apekṣā desire (at the same time the king will crave deer-meat, and these deer…).
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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