Abhikash, Abhikāś, Abhi-kash: 2 definitions

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Abhikash 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 Abhikāś can be transliterated into English as Abhikas or Abhikash, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Abhikāś (अभिकाश्).—[Intensive] shine bright upon, illumine; look on, survey.

Abhikāś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhi and kāś (काश्).

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

Abhikāś (अभिकाश्):—[=abhi-√kāś] [Intensive] -cākaśīti (1. sg. śīmi; Imper. 2. sg. śīthi; [imperfect tense] 1. sg. -acākaśam)

—to illuminate, irradiate, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā];

—to look on, to perceive, [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv.]

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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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