Akimcanata, Akiṃcanatā: 3 definitions

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Akimcanata 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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Akimcanata in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Akiṃcanatā (अकिंचनता).—Renunciation of everything, voluntary poverty (saṃnyāsāṅgayamaviśeṣaḥ); व्रतं दानं परिव्रज्या तपस्या नियम- स्थितिः । अहिंसासूयतास्तेयब्रह्माकिंचनाता यमाः ॥ °त्वम् (vrataṃ dānaṃ parivrajyā tapasyā niyama- sthitiḥ | ahiṃsāsūyatāsteyabrahmākiṃcanātā yamāḥ || °tvam) Poverty; अकिंचनत्वं मखजं व्यनक्ति (akiṃcanatvaṃ makhajaṃ vyanakti) R.5.16.

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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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