Abhiruci: 18 definitions

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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

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abhiruci : (f.) wish; longing.

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

Abhiruci, (f.) (Sk. abhiruci, fr. abhi + ruc) delight, longing, pleasure, satisfaction PvA.168 (= ajjhāsaya). (Page 68)

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

abhiruci (အဘိရုစိ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[abhi+ruca+i]
[အဘိ+ရုစ+ဣ]

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

[Pali to Burmese]

abhiruci—

(Burmese text): နှစ်သက်ခြင်း။

(Auto-Translation): Like.

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)
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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

abhirūci (अभिरूचि).—f S Relish or taste for; fondness for; delight in.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

abhiruci (अभिरुचि).—f Desire, taste, relish.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English
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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Abhiruci (अभिरुचि).—f.

1) Desire, taste, liking, relish, delight, pleasure; यशसि चाभिरुचिः (yaśasi cābhiruciḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.63; (v l. abhiratiḥ) परस्पराभिरुचिनिष्पन्नो विवाहः (parasparābhiruciniṣpanno vivāhaḥ) K.367.

2) Desire of fame, ambition; splendour.

Derivable forms: abhiruciḥ (अभिरुचिः).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhiruci (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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhiruci (अभिरुचि).—[abhi-ruc + i], f. Delight, desire, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 53.

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

Abhiruci (अभिरुचि).—[feminine] delight in ([locative] —°).

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

Abhiruci (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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhiruci (अभिरुचि):—[tatpurusha compound] f.

(-ciḥ) 1) Desire, relish or taste for, pleasure, delight; e. g. Hītop.: varaṃ prāṇatyāgo na ca piśunavākyeṣvabhiruciḥ (ed. Schlegel-Lassen: piśunavādeṣvabhiratiḥ); or Śihlana: …bhaikṣe cābhirucirdhaneṣu viratiḥ śaśvatsamādhau ratiḥ (i. e. finding pleasure in living upon alms &c.).

2) Ambition, a strong desire; e. g. Hitop.: …yaśasi cābhirucirvyasanaṃ śrutau prakṛtisiddhamidaṃ hi mahātmanām.

3) Splendour(?). E. 1. ruc, with abhi, kṛt aff. ik (Mādh. Dhātuvr. on ruci in reference to Pāṇ. Iii. 3. 108. v. 8.); 2. abhi and ruci.

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

Abhiruci (अभिरुचि):—[abhi-ruci] (ciḥ) f. Taste; ambition; splendor.

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

[Sanskrit to German]

Abhiruci in German

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Abhiruci (अभिरुचि) [Also spelled abhiruchi]:—(nf) taste, liking.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Kannada-English dictionary

Abhiruci (ಅಭಿರುಚಿ):—

1) [noun] 1) the ability and the act of tasting.

2) [noun] taste a) the ability to notice, appreciate, and judge what is beautiful, appropriate or harmonious or what is excellent in art, music, decoration, clothing, etc.; b) a specific preference; partiality; predilection; c) an attitude or a style reflecting such ability or preferences on the part of a group of people of a particular time and place; d) a liking; inclination; fondness; bent.

3) [noun] splendour; brilliance.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

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Abhiruci (अभिरुचि):—n. inclination; earnest desire; liking;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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