Acchindati: 3 definitions
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Acchindati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Achchhindati.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryacchindati : (ā + chid + ṃ-a) 1. robs; plunders; takes by force; 2. breaks off.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAcchindati, (ā + chindati, lit. to break for oneself) to remove forcibly, to take away, rob, plunder Vin.IV, 247 (sayaṃ a. to appropriate); J.II, 422; III, 179; IV, 343; Miln.20; Sdhp.122. — ger. acchinditvā J.II, 422; DhA.I, 349; PvA.241 (sayaṃ); & acchetvā M.I, 434. Caus. II. acchindāpeti to induce a person to theft Vin.IV, 224, 247. (Page 9)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAcchindati (अच्छिन्दति).—(= Pali id., for Sanskrit āchinatti; Senart always emends to ācch°), (1) takes away, removes, with gen. of person, acc. of thing: acchinditvā Mahāvastu ii.434.3, 9 (teṣāṃ bhrātṛṇāṃ); iii.7.17 (gulikām); in Mahāvastu iii.403.12, 14, read ahaṃ na (14…naiva) kasyaci demi nāpi acchindāmi (with mss., misinterpreted by Senart), I do not give to anyone nor take away from anyone; (2) abolishes, puts away: acchet(t)va (tṛṣṇāṃ) Mahāvastu iii.285.6, 9 (= Pali acchejja, acchijja, same verse, SN i.127.3, 6).
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: Pacchindati, Upacchindati.
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