Bhaikshashin, Bhaikṣāśin, Bhaiksha-ashin: 7 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Bhaikṣāśin can be transliterated into English as Bhaiksasin or Bhaikshashin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Bhaikṣāśin (भैक्षाशिन्).—a. eating food obtained by begging. (-m.) a beggar, mendicant; Manusmṛti 11.72.

Bhaikṣāśin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhaikṣa and āśin (आशिन्).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhaikṣāśin (भैक्षाशिन्).—m. (-śī) A mendicant. E. bhaikṣa, and āśin who eats.

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

Bhaikṣāśin (भैक्षाशिन्).—[adjective] eating begged food.

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

Bhaikṣāśin (भैक्षाशिन्):—[from bhaikṣa] mfn. eating b° f°, a mendicant, [Manu-smṛti xi, 72.]

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

Bhaikṣāśin (भैक्षाशिन्):—[bhaikṣā+śin] (śī) 5. m. Idem.

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

Bhaikṣāśin (भैक्षाशिन्):—[(bhaikṣa + ā)] adj. erbettelte Speise geniessend [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 72.]

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

Bhaikṣāśin (भैक्षाशिन्):—Adj. erbettelte Speise geniessend.

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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