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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhyātmavid (अध्यात्मविद्).—n. [adhyātmaṃ paśyati vetti vā] one proficient in this knowledge; न ह्यन- ध्यात्मवित्कश्चित् क्रियाफलमुपाश्रुते (na hyana- dhyātmavitkaścit kriyāphalamupāśrute) Manusmṛti 6.82.

Adhyātmavid is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhyātma and vid (विद्). See also (synonyms): adhyātmavṛś.

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

Adhyātmavid (अध्यात्मविद्):—[=adhy-ātma-vid] [from adhy-ātma] mfn. = -dṛś.

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

Adhyātmavid (अध्यात्मविद्):—[tatpurusha compound] m. (-t) One who knows the supreme spirit or the nature of ātman or soul. E. adhyātma (I. or Ii.) and vid.

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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: Vid, Adhyatma.

Starts with: Adhyatmavidya, Adhyatmavidye, Adhyatmavidyopadesha, Adhyatmavidyopadeshavidhi, Adhyatmavidyopanishad.

Ends with: Anadhyatmavid.

Full-text: Anadhyatmavid, Adhyatmavrish.

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