Arasika: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Arasika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Arsik.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryarasika (अरसिक).—a (S) Ignorant of or insensible to the beauties and charms of; destitute of taste. 2 Tasteless.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englisharasika (अरसिक).—a Destitute of taste. Tasteless. Whose æsthetic powers are not cul- tivated.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArasika (अरसिक).—a.
1) Devoid of taste, sapless, insipid, flavourless (of a thing).
2) Void of feeling or taste, dull, unfeeling, inappreciative, insensible to the charms (of poetry &c.); अरसिकेषु कवित्वनिवेदनं शिरसि मा लिख मा लिख मा लिख (arasikeṣu kavitvanivedanaṃ śirasi mā likha mā likha mā likha) Udb.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryArasika (अरसिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1. Unfeeling, dull, devoid of taste 2. Flavourness, insipid, liter. or fig. E. a neg. rasika flavoured.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryArasika (अरसिक).—[adjective] having no taste, insensible, dull.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryArasika (अरसिक):—[=a-rasika] [from a-rasa] mfn. devoid of taste, unfeeling, dull.
[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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryArasika (अरसिक) [Also spelled arsik]:—(a) dry, prosaic; inaesthetic; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusArasika (ಅರಸಿಕ):—[adjective] having no taste to enjoy the poetical, musical sentiments.
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Arasika (ಅರಸಿಕ):—[noun] a man who cannot, does not have the tendency to, enjoy the poetical, musical or aesthetic sentiments.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Aracikan, Arasikatana, Arasikate.
Ends with (+9): Anubhavarasika, Darashika, Ekadasharashika, Garashika, Kamarasika, Kavyarasika, Kramatrarashika, Kularasika, Mayarasika, Navarashika, Pancarashika, Pancharashika, Pannarasika, Parasika, Prakpratarashika, Pratarashika, Pushkarashika, Ragarasika, Ranarasika, Sahasaikarasika.
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Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
The Mercy of a Rasika Vaiṣṇava < [Chapter 2.4 - The Uttamā Bhāgavata and Kṛpa-Pātra]
Representative Heads West < [Chapter 2.17 - Beginning of Śrīla Gurudeva's Preaching in the West]
Difference between Aiśvarya and Mādhurya < [Chapter 2.12 - Early ISKCON Conversations with Śrīla Gurudeva]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.5.67 < [Chapter 5 - Lord Nityānanda’s Vyāsa-pūjā Ceremony and His Darśana of the Lord’s Six-armed Form]
Creative Art and Yoga-Sadhana < [April – June 1992]
The Critical Premise of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy < [January – March, 1983]
Reviews < [July 1952]