Aitihasika, Aitihāsika: 12 definitions
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Aitihasika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Etihasik.
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In Hinduism
Mīmāṃsā (school of philosophy)
Aitihāsika (ऐतिहासिक, “polytheism”).—Some scholars accepted the Vedic gods (devas) as realities, as administrative cosmic forces, their battles with the anti-gods (asuras) as real incidents, and the rituals taught in the Vedas as effective acts of propitiation and worship. The various gods are worshipped in different ways to gain specific desirable material ends and some gods such as Rudra are propitiated in order to avert harm, sickness and untimely death. Most of the early Western scholars viewed the Vedas and the Vedic religion from this angle.
Mimamsa (मीमांसा, mīmāṃsā) refers to one of the six orthodox Hindu schools of philosophy, emphasizing the nature of dharma and the philosophy of language. The literature in this school is also known for its in-depth study of ritual actions and social duties.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Aitihāsika (ऐतिहासिक).—a. (-kī f.) [इतिहास-ठक् (itihāsa-ṭhak)]
1) Traditional.
2) Historical
-kaḥ 1 An historian.
2) One who knows or studies ancient legends.
Aitihāsika (ऐतिहासिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Historical. m.
(-kaḥ) A historian. E. itihāsa a story, and ṭhak aff.
Aitihāsika (ऐतिहासिक).—i. e. itihāsa + ika, adj. Occurring in old legends, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 91, 7.
Aitihāsika (ऐतिहासिक).—[feminine] i relater of old legends.
1) Aitihāsika (ऐतिहासिक):—mf(ī)n. ([from] iti-hāsa), derived from ancient legends, legendary, historical, traditional, [Sāyaṇa; Prabodha-candrodaya]
2) m. one who relates or knows ancient legends
3) an historian.
Aitihāsika (ऐतिहासिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. An historian. a. Historical.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Aitihāsika (ऐतिहासिक) [Also spelled etihasik]:—(a) historic, historical; ~[tā] historicity; historical genuineness; —[yuga] historic age.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Aitihāsika (ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ):—
1) [adjective] historical of, relating to or having the character of history; b) based on history; c) used in the past and reproduced in historical presentations.
2) [adjective] historic a) famous or important in history; b) having great and lasting importance as an historic occasion.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Aitihāsika (ऐतिहासिक):—adj. 1. historic; historical; 2. history-making;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Aitihasika-bhashiki, Aitihasika-bhautikavada, Aitihasika-citra, Aitihasika-pariprekshya, Aitihasika-vyakarana, Aitihasikata, Aitihasikate.
Full-text: Aitihasika-pariprekshya, Aitihasika-bhashiki, Aitihasika-vyakarana, Aitihasika-bhautikavada, Aitihasika-citra, Aitihaasik, Aitihaasik-pariprekshya, Aitihaasik-vyakaran, Aitihaasik-bhashiki, Aitihaasik-bhautikwaad, Aitihaasik-chitra, Etihasik, Vyakaran, Vyakarana.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 75 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 336 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 339 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Historical Analysis of a Puranic Verse (relating to the Sunga Dynasty) < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 1 (1969)]
On Comparative Chronology of the Vishnu and Bhagavata Puranas < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 1 (1968)]
Pehoa: The Ancient Prithudaka < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 2 (1967)]
Nirukta and the Vedic interpretation (study) (by Shruti S. Pradhan)
Page 298 < [Chapter 1 - Group “A”]
Page 20 < [Chapter 1 - Group “A”]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.89.3 < [Sukta 89]
Preksha meditation: History and Methods (by Samani Pratibha Pragya)
Bibliography III: Other Literature
1. Introduction (meditation in other Jaina traditions) < [Chapter 5 - Other Modern Forms of Jaina Meditation]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)