Asaktacitta, Āsaktacitta, Asakta-citta: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀsaktacitta (आसक्तचित्त).—a. having the mind fixed on any object.
Āsaktacitta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āsakta and citta (चित्त). See also (synonyms): āsaktacetas, āsaktamanas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀsaktacitta (आसक्तचित्त).—mfn.
(-ttaḥ-ttā-ttaṃ) Of a fixed mind, intent on, devoted to, absorbed in. E. āsakta and citta mind.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀsaktacitta (आसक्तचित्त):—[=ā-sakta-citta] [from ā-sakta > ā-sañj] mfn. having the mind deeply engaged in or fixed upon (any object), intent on, devoted to, absorbed in.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀsaktacitta (आसक्तचित्त):—[āsakta-citta] (ttaḥ-ttā-ttaṃ) a. Of fixed mind, devoted to, absorbed in.
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: Citta, Ashakta.
Full-text: Asaktacetas, Asaktamanas.
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