Atikricchra, Atikṛcchra: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Atikṛcchra can be transliterated into English as Atikrcchra or Atikricchra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Atikrichchhra.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study (dharma)Atikṛcchra (अतिकृच्छ्र) and Kṛcchra refers to penances for expiating (prāyaścitta) sins (pātaka) according to the Manusmṛti XI.212-214.—Accordingly, “a person who performs the kṛcchra penance shall eat during three days in the morning only , during the following three days food given unasked and shall fast during another three days. A person who performs atikṛcchra penance must take his food during three periods of three days one mouthful only at each meal and fast during the last three days”.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAtikṛcchra (अतिकृच्छ्र).—[prādi° sa.] a. Very difficult.
-cchram-cchraḥ [atikrāntaṃ kṛcchraṃ prājāpatyam] Extraordinary hardship, a kind of severe penance to be finished in 12 nights एकैकं ग्रासमश्नीयात् त्र्यहाणि त्रीणि पूर्ववत् । त्र्यहं चोपवसेदन्त्यमतिकृच्छ्रं चरन् द्विजः (ekaikaṃ grāsamaśnīyāt tryahāṇi trīṇi pūrvavat | tryahaṃ copavasedantyamatikṛcchraṃ caran dvijaḥ) || Manusmṛti 11.213.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtikṛcchra (अतिकृच्छ्र).—n. (-cchra) 1. A kind of penance, eating a handful of food a day for six days, and fasting three. 2. Extreme pain or suffering. E. ati, and kṛcchra penance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtikṛcchra (अतिकृच्छ्र).—m. 1. a very severe penance, described [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 213. 2. Na atikṛcchrāt, easily, Mahābhārata 1, 1442. Kṛcchrātikṛcchra, i. e. kṛcchra
Atikṛcchra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ati and kṛcchra (कृच्छ्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtikṛcchra (अतिकृच्छ्र).—[masculine] a certain penance (lit. too painful).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Atikṛcchra (अतिकृच्छ्र):—[=ati-kṛcchra] [from ati] m. extraordinary pain or penance lasting twelve days, [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya]
2) [from ati-kṛcchra > ati] mfn. (said of Viṣṇu), [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtikṛcchra (अतिकृच्छ्र):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-cchraḥ) 1) Extreme pain or suffering.
2) A kind of penance, eating a handful of food a day for nine days, and fasting three. E. ati and kṛcchra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtikṛcchra (अतिकृच्छ्र):—[ati-kṛcchra] (cchraṃ) 1. n. Great suffering; a penance of fasting.
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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: Kricchra, Ati.
Starts with: Atikricchram.
Ends with: Kricchratikricchra, Natikricchra, Shishukricchratikricchra.
Full-text: Atikricchram, Atikirucciram, Mahakricchra, Kricchratikricchra, Kricchra, Abhojana.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.213 < [Section XXIX - Description of the Expiatory Penances]
Verse 11.208 < [Section XXVII - Expiation for hurting and insulting a Brāhmaṇa]
Verse 11.47 < [Section IV - Expiation: General Laws (prāyaścitta)]
Vasistha Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 173 - Different expiations for different sins
Chapter 170 - The description of expiations for association with major sinners
Chapter 175 - Rules and regulations relating to the vows (vrata-paribhāṣā)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - Praise of Kārttika Vow < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
Chapter 225 - The Greatness of Alikeśvara (alika-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 62 - The Practice of Mahāvidyā < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 60 - Restraints for a Sannyāsī < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 19 - Purificatory Acts for Other Sins < [Section 4 - Brahma-khaṇḍa (Section on Brahman)]
Chapter 123 - Instructions Concerning the Fast < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
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