Atirucira: 7 definitions

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Atirucira means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Atiruchira.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Atirucira in Sanskrit glossary

Atirucira (अतिरुचिर).—a. Very lovely.

-rā Name of two metres, the one a variety of अतिजगती (atijagatī), and the other also called चूडि-लि-का (cūḍi-li-kā).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

1) Atirucira (अतिरुचिर):—[=ati-rucira] [from ati] mfn. very lovely

2) Atirucirā (अतिरुचिरा):—[=ati-rucirā] [from ati-rucira > ati] f. Name of two metres (a variety of the atijagatī; another called cuḍikā or culikā).

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

Atirucira (अतिरुचिर):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.

(-raḥ-rā-ram) Very beautiful, very pleasing. Ii. f.

(-rā) The name of two metres; viz.

1) A metre regulated by quantity, consisting of a stanza of four lines with twenty-nine syllables to each couplet, or according to others, a variety of the Gītyāryā, with thirty syllables in the first couplet and thirty-two in the second. Also called cūḍikā or cūlikā.

2) A metre regulated by number and quantity; a variety of the metre atijagatī (q. v.) and consisting of a stanza of four lines with the following feet in each line: {??} Also called rucirā. E. ati and rucira.

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

[Sanskrit to German]

Atirucira 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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Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Atirucira in Pali glossary

[Pali to Burmese]

atirucira—

(Burmese text): အလွန်တင့်တယ်သော၊ အလွန်ထွန်းတောက်ပသော။

(Auto-Translation): Very tight, very bright.

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)
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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.

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