Bhikshacarana, Bhikṣācaraṇa, Bhiksha-carana: 5 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Bhikṣācaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Bhiksacarana or Bhikshacarana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Bhikshacharana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bhikshacarana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhikṣācaraṇa (भिक्षाचरण).—wandering about begging for alms.

Derivable forms: bhikṣācaraṇam (भिक्षाचरणम्).

Bhikṣācaraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhikṣā and caraṇa (चरण). See also (synonyms): bhikṣācarya.

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

Bhikṣācaraṇa (भिक्षाचरण).—[neuter] caryā [feminine] going about begging.

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

Bhikṣācaraṇa (भिक्षाचरण):—[=bhikṣā-caraṇa] [from bhikṣā > bhikṣ] n. ([Gṛhya-sūtra]) going about for alms, mendicancy.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhikshacarana in German

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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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