Aushirika, Auśīrikā: 5 definitions

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Aushirika 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.

The Sanskrit term Auśīrikā can be transliterated into English as Ausirika or Aushirika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Auśīrikā (औशीरिका).—

1) The shoot (of a plant).

2) A basin.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Auśīrika (औशीरिक).—m., or °kā, f. (compare Sanskrit uśīra; [Paia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo] cites Prakrit osīra once), pl. °kāḥ, Mahāvyutpatti 9414 = Tibetan myu gu, or zḥa lu, both (the latter according to Dict. Fr. Cath. Miss.; according to Jäschke (Tibetan-English Dictionary) cup, bowl) shoots or reeds; Chin. green shoots.

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

1) Auśīrikā (औशीरिका):—[from auśīra] f. the shoot (of a plant), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a basin, bowl, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Aushirika 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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