Asthisamcaya, Asthisaṃcaya, Asthi-samcaya: 3 definitions
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Asthisamcaya 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Asthisamchaya.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsthisaṃcaya (अस्थिसंचय).—collecting the bones or their ashes after burning a corpse.
2) a heap of bones.
Derivable forms: asthisaṃcayaḥ (अस्थिसंचयः).
Asthisaṃcaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asthi and saṃcaya (संचय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsthisaṃcaya (अस्थिसंचय):—[=asthi-saṃcaya] [from asthi] m. the ceremony of collecting the bones (after burning a corpse) [commentator or commentary] on [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra] see, [Religious Thought and Life in India 284 ]etc.
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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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Partial matches: Asthi, Sancaya.
Starts with: Asthisamcayana, Asthisancaya.
Ends with: Asthisancaya.
Full-text: Asthisamgraha, Asthisamcayana, Asthisancaya.
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