Bhagika, Bhāgika: 7 definitions

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Bhagika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

India history and geography

Bhāgika.—(IE 8-3; HD), probably, the collector of the king's grain share; same as Bhāgahāra. See Vogel, Ant. Ch. St., p. 166. Cf. Bhāgin. (EI 13), mentioned along with Bhogika; probably, one getting a share [in a free-holding]. See Aṃśa-bṛhadbhogika. Note: bhāgika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary
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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Bhāgika (भागिक).—a.

1) Relating to a part.

2) Forming a part.

3) Fractional.

4) Bearing interest; (bhāgikaṃ śatam 'one part in a hundred', i. e. one per cent; so bhāgikā viṃśatiḥ &c.).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhāgika (भागिक).—mf.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1. Bearing interest, subject to a deduction for interest. 2. Having a part. 3. Relating to a part. 4. Fractional. E. bhāga a part and ṭhan aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Bhāgika (भागिक):—[from bhāga] mf(ā)n. relating to a part, forming one part, [Suśruta] (with śata n. one part in a hundred id est. one percent.; with viṃśati f. five percent, [Pāṇini 5-1, 49 [Scholiast or Commentator]])

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

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

Bhāgika (भागिक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Fractional; having a part, bearing interest.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhāgika (भागिक):—(von 1. bhāga)

1) adj. f. ā [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 49.] einen Theil bildend: śaṅkhacūrṇasya bhāgau dvau haritālaṃ ca bhāgikam [Suśruta 2, 13, 17.] bhāgikaṃ śatam wohl ein auf hundert, ein Procent; bhāgikā viṃ śatiḥ ein auf zwanzig. fünf Procent [Scholiast] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher] ardha einen halben Theil erhaltend [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 2. 134]; st. dessen wohl richtiger ardhabhāgin v.l. —

2) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Rājataraṅgiṇī 8, 1230. 1656. 1667. 1673. 1816. 1924.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Bhāgika (भागिक):——

1) Adj. (f. ā) einen Theil bildend. śata n. so v.a. ein Procent , viṃśati f. fünf procent.

2) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung
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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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