Avasthashatka, Avasthaṣaṭka, Avastha-shatka: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Avasthaṣaṭka can be transliterated into English as Avasthasatka or Avasthashatka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvasthaṣaṭka (अवस्थषट्क).—the six states of an action mentioned by Yāska; जायतेऽस्ति वर्धते विपरिणमतेऽपक्षीयते नश्यति (jāyate'sti vardhate vipariṇamate'pakṣīyate naśyati) Nir.
Derivable forms: avasthaṣaṭkam (अवस्थषट्कम्).
Avasthaṣaṭka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms avastha and ṣaṭka (षट्क).
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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