Atithyasatkara, Ātithyasatkāra, Atithya-satkara: 2 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ātithyasatkāra (आतिथ्यसत्कार).—the rites of hospitality.

Derivable forms: ātithyasatkāraḥ (आतिथ्यसत्कारः).

Ātithyasatkāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ātithya and satkāra (सत्कार). See also (synonyms): ātithyasatkriyā.

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

Ātithyasatkāra (आतिथ्यसत्कार):—[=ātithya-satkāra] [from ātithya > ātithigva] m. ([Rāmāyaṇa iii, 2, 6]) ([Kathāsaritsāgara]) the rites of hospitality.

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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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