Atharvashikha, Atharvan-shikha, Atharvaśikhā: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Atharvaśikhā can be transliterated into English as Atharvasikha or Atharvashikha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Atharvaśikhā (अथर्वशिखा).—n. (atharvaṇo vedasya śikhā śira iva vā brahmavidyāpratipādakatvena śreṣṭhatvāt) Name of an Upaniṣad dealing with Brahmavidyā. अथर्वशिरसोऽध्येता ब्रह्मचारी यतव्रतः (atharvaśiraso'dhyetā brahmacārī yatavrataḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.9.29.
Atharvaśikhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms atharvan and śikhā (शिखा). See also (synonyms): atharvaśiras.
Atharvaśikhā (अथर्वशिखा):—[=atharva-śikhā] [from atharva > atharvan] f. Name of an Upaniṣad.
Atharvaśikhā (अथर्वशिखा):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-khā) The name of one of the Upani-shads of the Atharvaveda. E. atharvan and śikhā ‘the crest’ i. e. (according to the comm.) the essence of the Atharvaveda.
Atharvaśikhā (अथर्वशिखा):—(atharvan + śikhā) f. Name einer Upaniṣad [Weber’s Indische Studien II, 53. fgg. 23, 3.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 353.] [Akademische Vorlesungen 161.]
Atharvaśikhā (अथर्वशिखा):—f. Name verschiedener Upaniṣad.
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 (+0): Shikha, Atharva, Atharvan.
Starts with (+0): Atharvashikhopanishad.
Full-text (+0): Atarvacikai, Samdhartri, Atharvashikhopanishad, Sri Narayanasrami, Atharvashiras, Shamkarananda, Pralaya, Narayana.
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Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
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8. A gist of Śaiva Upaniṣads < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Thirty minor Upanishads (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
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The concept of Oneness in the Upanishads (study) (by Chandra Shekhar Upadhyaya)
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Yoga Upanishads (study) (by Heena B. Kotak)
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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