Abhoktritva, Abhoktṛtva: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Abhoktṛtva can be transliterated into English as Abhoktrtva or Abhoktritva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhoktṛtva (अभोक्तृत्व):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-tvam) The condition of one who does not enjoy; in the Sāṅkhya phil. the condition of Prakṛti or Matter in contradistinction from that of Purusha or Soul, for whose benefit or enjoyment the former is created; e. g. Sāṅkhya Prav.: pradhānasṛṣṭiḥ parārthaṃ svatopyabhoktṛtvāduṣṭrakuṅkumavahanavat ‘Matter is created on account of some one other; for though its creation is spontaneous, it cannot enjoy (being unintelligent), like as a camel carries saffron (for some one else, i. e. for its master)’. E. a neg. and bhoktṛtva.
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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Ends with: Sukhaduhkhabhoktritva.
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