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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

abhikkanta : (pp. of abhikkamati) 1. gone forward; past; 2. most pleasant. (nt.), going forward.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Abhikkanta, (adj.-n.) (pp. of abhikkamati, in sense of Sk. and also P. atikkanta) (a) (adj.) lit. gone forward, gone out, gone beyond. According to the traditional expl^n. preserved by Bdhgh. & Dhp (see e. g. DA.I, 227 = KhA 114 = VvA.52) it is used in 4 applications: abhikkantasaddo khaya (+ pabbaniya KhA) sundar’-âbhirūpa-abbhanumodanesu dissati. These are: 1. (lit.) gone away, passed, gone out, departed (+ nikkhanta, meaning khaya “wane”), in phrase abhikkantāya rattiyā at the waning of the night Vin.I, 26; D.II, 220; M.I, 142. 2. excellent, supreme (= sundara) Sn.1118 (°dassāvin having the most exellent knowledge = aggadassāvin etc. Nd² 76); usually in compar °tara (+ paṇītatara) D.I, 62, 74, 216; A.II, 101; III, 350 sq.; V, 140, 207 sq.; DA.I, 171 (= atimanāpatara). 3. pleasing, superb, extremely wonderful, as exclamation °ṃ repeated with bho (bhante), showing appreciation (= abbhânumodana) D.I, 85, 110, 234; Sn.p. 15, 24, etc. frequent 4. surpassing, beautiful (always with °vaṇṇa = abhirūpa) Vin.I, 26; D.II, 220; M.I, 142; Pv.II, 1¹⁰ = Vv 9¹ (= atimanāpa abhirūpa PvA.71); KhA 115 (= abhirūpachavin). — (b) (nt.) abhikkantaṃ (comb^d. with and opp. to paṭikkantaṃ) going forward (and backward), approach (and receding) D.I, 70 (= gamaṇa + nivattana DA.I, 183); Vin.III, 181; A.II, 104, 106 sq.; VvA.6. (Page 62)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Abhikkaṃta (अभिक्कंत) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Abhikrānta.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Abhikkantatara.

Full-text: Abhikranta, Abhikkamati, Patikkanta, Abhirupa, Atikranta, Vanna.

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