Avancita, Avāñcita: 3 definitions
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Avancita 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Avanchita.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvāñcita (अवाञ्चित).—a. Turned, bent downwards; तृणवाञ्च्छया मुहुरवाञ्चितान् (tṛṇavāñcchayā muhuravāñcitān) Śi.
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Avāñcita (अवाञ्चित).—a. Bent, low, dropping down (avagalita). बभूव पक्ष्मान्तरवाञ्चिताश्रुः (babhūva pakṣmāntaravāñcitāśruḥ) Bu. Ch.1.67.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvāñcita (अवाञ्चित):—[from avāñc] mfn. (perf. [Passive voice] p. √añc) turned downwards (as the face), [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avāñcita (अवाञ्चित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avaṃcia.
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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Ends with: Karmavancita, Paksha-vancita, Pravancita, Upavancita, Uttanavancita.
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