The Sanskrit terms Aśītikā and Aśītika can be transliterated into English as Asitika or Ashitika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra

Aśītikā (अशीतिका) or Nisidhikā refers to one of the fourteen limbs of the external-corpus (aṅga-bāhya). The Aṅgabāhya refers to one of the two types of scriptural knowledge (śruta), which refers to one of the five types of knowledge (jñāna). according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 1.20, “scriptural knowledge (śruta) preceded by sensory knowledge (mati) is of two, or of twelve or of many kinds (e.g., aśītikā)”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

āsītika : (adj.) eighty years old.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

1) Āsītika, (m.) (etym. ? Cp. BSk. āsītakī Lal. V. 319) a certain plant M I 80 = 245 (°pabba). (Page 116)

2) Āsītika, (adj.) (fr. asīta) 80 years old M. II, 124; J. III, 395; SnA 172. (Page 116)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aśītika (अशीतिक).—a. [aśītiḥ parimāṇaṃ yasya, ṭhan]

1) An octogenerian, one eighty years of age.

2) Measuring eighty.

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

Aśītika (अशीतिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Octagenarian, of eighty years of age, &c. E. aśīti and kan added.

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

Aśītika (अशीतिक).—[aśīti + ka], adj. Measuring eighty, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 6, 21.

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

1) Aśītika (अशीतिक):—[from aśīta] mfn. measuring eighty, [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] an octogenarian, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

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

Aśītika (अशीतिक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Octagenarian.

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

Aśītika (अशीतिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Asīiga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ashitika in German

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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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Starts with: Ashitikavara.

Ends with: Rahasyashodashitika.

Full-text: Ashitikavara, Asiiga, Nisidhika, Angabahya, Ashitaki.

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