Alternative spellings of this word include Abhyarcha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhyarca (अभ्यर्च).—1, 1 P.

1) To honour, worship; अथाभ्यर्च्य विधातारं प्रयतौ पुत्रकाम्यया (athābhyarcya vidhātāraṃ prayatau putrakāmyayā) R.1.35.

2) To praise, celebrate in song.

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Abhyarcā (अभ्यर्चा).—Worship, adoration, reverence; देवताभ्यर्चनम् (devatābhyarcanam) Manusmṛti 2.176.

See also (synonyms): abhyarcana.

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

Abhyarcā (अभ्यर्चा):—[=abhy-arcā] [from abhy-arc] f. = abhy-arcana above, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Abhyarcā (अभ्यर्चा):—[tatpurusha compound] f.

(-rcā) The same as abhyarcana. (Wilson.) E. arc with abhi, kṛt aff. a.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Arca.

Starts with: Abhyarcana, Abhyarcane, Abhyarcaniya, Abhyarcat, Abhyarcayat.

Full-text: Abhyarcana.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 10.148.3 < [Sukta 148]

Rig Veda 8.40.4 < [Sukta 40]

Rig Veda 6.22.1 < [Sukta 22]

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