Aharika, Āhārika: 5 definitions
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Aharika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀhārika (आहारिक).—(With the Jainas) One of the five bodies belonging to the soul; according to Colebrooke, it is 'a minute form issuing from the head of a meditative sage to consult an omniscient saint and returning with the desired information.
Derivable forms: āhārikam (आहारिकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀhārika (आहारिक).—nt. (from āhāra with ika), bringer, that which brings: °kaṃ sarvajñajñānasya Samādhirājasūtra p. 6 line 15 (said of a kind of samādhi).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀhārika (आहारिक):—[from ā-hṛ] m. (with Jainas) one of the five bodies belonging to the soul (a minute form, issuing from the head of a meditative sage to consult an omniscient saint and returning with the desired information, [Colebrooke]).
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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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Starts with: Aharikaya.
Ends with (+15): Abhyavaharika, Agraharika, Apaharika, Ardhapraharika, Arthaharika, Asagaharika, Ashtapraharika, Aupaharika, Avaharika, Avyavaharika, Bharaharika, Catushpraharika, Dhanaharika, Ekapraharika, Ekavyavaharika, Gandhaharika, Haranaharika, Kankanaharika, Kutaharika, Kuttaharika.
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