Andhakaratamisra, Andhakāratamisrā, Andhakara-tamisra: 1 definition
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAndhakāratamisrā (अन्धकारतमिस्रा).—(= Pali °timissā), deep (blind- ing) darkness, in the passage treated s.v. lokāntarikā, q.v.: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 163.8; Lalitavistara 410.14 (in 51.11 andhakārās tamisrā; probably haplog. for °kārā andhakāra-tamisrā both times); Divyāvadāna 204.23 (and repetitions); Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 102.17.
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: Tamisra, Andhakara.
Full-text: Andhakarapitatva, Lokantarika.
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