Abhiruci: 14 definitions
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Introduction:
Abhiruci means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Abhiruchi.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryabhiruci : (f.) wish; longing.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAbhiruci, (f.) (Sk. abhiruci, fr. abhi + ruc) delight, longing, pleasure, satisfaction PvA.168 (= ajjhāsaya). (Page 68)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryabhirūci (अभिरूचि).—f S Relish or taste for; fondness for; delight in.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishabhiruci (अभिरुचि).—f Desire, taste, relish.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhiruci (अभिरुचि).—f.
1) Desire, taste, liking, relish, delight, pleasure; यशसि चाभिरुचिः (yaśasi cābhiruciḥ) Bh.2.63; (v l. abhiratiḥ) परस्पराभिरुचिनिष्पन्नो विवाहः (parasparābhiruciniṣpanno vivāhaḥ) K.367.
2) Desire of fame, ambition; splendour.
Derivable forms: abhiruciḥ (अभिरुचिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiruci (अभिरुचि).—f.
(-ciḥ) 1. Ambition, desire of fame. 2. Desire in general. 3. Taste, relish. 4. Splendour. E. abhi, and ruci light.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiruci (अभिरुचि).—[abhi-ruc + i], f. Delight, desire, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 53.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiruci (अभिरुचि).—[feminine] delight in ([locative] —°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiruci (अभिरुचि):—[=abhi-ruci] [from abhi-ruc] f. delighting in, being pleased with ([locative case] or in [compound]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiruci (अभिरुचि):—[abhi-ruci] (ciḥ) f. Taste; ambition; splendor.
[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAbhiruci (अभिरुचि):—(von ruc mit abhi) f. Zufriedenheit, Genügsamkeit: yaśasi [Bhartṛhari 2, 53.] [?= Hitopadeśa I, 28.] bhaikṣe [Śihlana’s Śāntiśataka 3, 12.]
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Abhiruci (अभिरुचि):—lies Gefallen an (loc.) und füge hinzu: piśunavākyeṣu [Spr. 2750.] dāṃpatye [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12, 2, 3.] annābhi Appetit [Suśruta 2, 136, 9.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAbhiruci (अभिरुचि):—f. Gefallen an (Loc. oder im Comp. vorangehend) [Kād. (1872)] II , [140,23.]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAbhiruci (अभिरुचि) [Also spelled abhiruchi]:—(nf) taste, liking.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Abhirucira, Abhirucita, Abhirucitaka.
Ends with: Annabhiruci.
Full-text: Abhirati.
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