Astikata, Āstikatā: 4 definitions
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Astikata 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 dictionaryĀstikatā (आस्तिकता).—
1) Belief in God and another world; आस्तिक्यशुद्धमवतः प्रियधर्म धर्मम् (āstikyaśuddhamavataḥ priyadharma dharmam) Kirātārjunīya 18.43.
2) Piety, faith, belief; ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यम् (jñānaṃ vijñānamāstikyam) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 18.42; आस्तिक्यं श्रद्दधानता परमार्थेष्वागमार्थेषु (āstikyaṃ śraddadhānatā paramārtheṣvāgamārtheṣu) Śaṅkara.
See also (synonyms): āstikatva, āstikya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀstikatā (आस्तिकता).—f.
(-tā) Belief in God. E. āstika and tal affix; also with tva affix āstikatvaṃ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀstikatā (आस्तिकता):—[āstika-tā] (tā) 1. f. Belief in God.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryĀstikatā (आस्तिकता):—adj. theism;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Astikatai.
Ends with: Nastikata.
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