Avatakacchapa, Avaṭakacchapa, Avata-kacchapa: 3 definitions
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Avatakacchapa 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 Avatakachchhapa.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvaṭakacchapa (अवटकच्छप).—a tortoise in a hole; (fig.) one who has had no experience, who has seen nothing of the world.
Derivable forms: avaṭakacchapaḥ (अवटकच्छपः).
Avaṭakacchapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms avaṭa and kacchapa (कच्छप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvaṭakacchapa (अवटकच्छप):—[=avaṭa-kacchapa] [from avaṭa] m. a tortoise in a hole (said of an inexperienced man who has seen nothing of the world), ([gana] pātresmitādi q.v.)
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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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Partial matches: Avata, Kacchapa.
Full-text: Kupakacchapa.
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