Alternative spellings of this word include Achikitsya.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Acikitsya (अचिकित्स्य).—Impossible to amend, not to be discussed. cf. एवं च (evaṃ ca) 'पूजितो यः सुरैरपि (pūjito yaḥ surairapi)' इति अचिकित्स्यः अपशब्दः (iti acikitsyaḥ apaśabdaḥ);Padamañjari on P.II.2.12.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Acikitsya (अचिकित्स्य) refers to “incurable” (distempers), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] It has been said that there are eighteen addictions. These are the outcome of the desire for earthly enjovments. [...] Wine is that drinking by which people get intoxicated. It is often highly recommended by physicians in incurable (acikitsya) distempers. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Acikitsya (अचिकित्स्य) refers to “incurable persons”, according to the Wou chang yi king (T 669, k. 1, p. 471b8–10); Cf. the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 32-34.—Accordingly, as the Buddha says to Ānanda: “He who produces the view of emptiness, I declare him to be incurable (acikitsya). If a person is attached to a view of the self as high as Sumeru, I am not surprised by that and I do not condemn him. But if a fool is attached to a view of emptiness as minute as the sixtieth part of a single hair, that I cannot allow”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[Sanskrit to German]

Acikitsya 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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Partial matches: Cikitsya, A.

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