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Arc 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 dictionary

Arc (अर्च्).—1 U. (arcati-te, ānarca, ārcit, arcituma, arcita)

1) (a) To adore worship, salute, welcome with respect; प्रणम्य चानर्च विशालमस्याः शृङ्गान्तरं द्वारमिवार्थसिद्धेः (praṇamya cānarca viśālamasyāḥ śṛṅgāntaraṃ dvāramivārthasiddheḥ) R.2.21, 1.6,9;4.84,12.89; Manusmṛti 3.93; आर्चिद् द्विजातीन् परमार्थविन्दान् (ārcid dvijātīn paramārthavindān) Bhaṭṭikāvya 1.15,14.63;17.5; यस्यार्चत्यसौ शासनम् (yasyārcatyasau śāsanam) Mv.1.29 honours, respectfully obeys. (b) To honour, i. e. decorate, adorn; स्वकुसुमैरर्चन्ति गोदावरीम् (svakusumairarcanti godāvarīm) Uttararāmacarita 2.9.

2) To praise (Ved.)

3) To shine. 1 P. or Caus.

1) To honour, adore, worhip; स्वर्गौकसामर्चितमर्चयित्वा (svargaukasāmarcitamarcayitvā) Kumārasambhava 1.59.

2) To praise.

3) To cause to shine; हर्यन्नुषसमर्चयः (haryannuṣasamarcayaḥ) Ṛgveda 3.44.2. -Desid. [अर्चिचिषति (arciciṣati)] To wish to worship; -With [anu] to congratulate, hail with joy.

-pra 1 to praise, sing praises of.

2) to honour, worship; प्रानर्चुरर्च्या जगदर्चनीयम् (prānarcurarcyā jagadarcanīyam) Bhaṭṭikāvya 2.2; -caus. to honour.

-sam 1 to worship, adore.

2) to fix, settle, establish.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Arc (अर्च्).—[arca] r. 1st cl. (arcati) Also 1st and 10th cls. (arcati-te arcayati-te) To worship, to honour or treat with respect: with sam prefixed, to worship. This root and its derivatives are also read arcca, &c. doubling the consonant after ra.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Arc (अर्च्).—i. 1 and 10, [Parasmaipada.] and [Ātmanepada.] 1. To beam, Chr. 291, 2 = [Rigveda.] i. 85, 2; to shine, Chr. 294, 3 = [Rigveda.] i. 92, 3. 2. To worship, to honour, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 93. To offer respectfully, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 235. an-arcita, Given without due honour, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 213.

— With the prep. abhi abhi, To worship, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 391. abhyarcita, with gen. [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 101.

— With samabhi sam-abhi, To worship, Yājñ, 1, 179.

— With prati prati, Causal. To return a respectful salutation, with acc. [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 71, 31.

— With sama sam, To honour, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 3, 48.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Arc (अर्च्):—1. arc [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] arcati ([subjunctive] arcāt [imperfect tense] ārcat; [Aorist] ārcīt, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya], perf. ānarca 3. [plural] ānarcuḥ [Mahābhārata iii, 988, etc.], but [Vedic or Veda] ānṛcuḥ [Ṛg-veda]; perf. [Ātmanepada] ([Passive voice]) ānarce [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya], but [Vedic or Veda] sam ānṛce [Ṛg-veda i, 160, 4]; [future] p. arciṣyat [Manu-smṛti iv, 251]. [indeclinable participle], arcya [Manu-smṛti] etc.; cf. [Pāṇini 7-1, 38] [Scholiast or Commentator] or arcitvā [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 77, 15], [Vedic or Veda] [Infinitive mood] ṛcase [Ṛg-veda vi, 39, 5 and vii, 61, 6]) to shine, be brilliant, [Ṛg-veda];

—to praise, sing (also used of the roaring of the Maruts, and of a bull [Ṛg-veda iv, 16, 3]), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa], to praise anything to another ([dative case]), recommend, [Ṛg-veda];

—to honour or treat with respect, [Mahābhārata] etc.;

—to adorn, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] : exceptionally [Ātmanepada] (1. [plural] arcāmahe)

—to honour, [Mahābhārata ii, 1383]:

—[Causal] (2. sg. arcayas) to cause to shine, [Ṛg-veda iii, 44, 2.] [Ātmanepada] [Parasmaipada] to honour or treat with respect, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.:

—[Desiderative] arciciṣati, to wish to honour, [Pāṇini 6-1, 3 [Scholiast or Commentator]] [Vedic or Veda] [Passive voice] ṛcyate (p. ṛcyamāna)

—to be praised, [Ṛg-veda]

2) 2. arc m. ([instrumental case] arcā) fn. shining, brilliant ([Grassmann]), [Ṛg-veda vi, 34, 4.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Arc (अर्च्):—arcati te 1. c. To worship.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Arc (अर्च्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Acca.

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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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