Bhikshavritti, Bhikṣāvṛtti, Bhiksha-vritti: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Bhikṣāvṛtti can be transliterated into English as Bhiksavrtti or Bhikshavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Bhikṣāvṛtti (भिक्षावृत्ति).—f. living by begging, a mendicant's life.
Derivable forms: bhikṣāvṛttiḥ (भिक्षावृत्तिः).
Bhikṣāvṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhikṣā and vṛtti (वृत्ति).
Bhikṣāvṛtti (भिक्षावृत्ति).—[adjective] living on alms.
Bhikṣāvṛtti (भिक्षावृत्ति):—[=bhikṣā-vṛtti] [from bhikṣā > bhikṣ] mfn. living on alms, begging, [Pañcarātra]
Bhikṣāvṛtti (भिक्षावृत्ति):—[(bhi + vṛ)] adj. vom Betteln —, von Almosen lebend [PAÑCAR. 3, 13, 18.]
Bhikṣāvṛtti (भिक्षावृत्ति):—Adj. vom Betteln — , von Almosen lebend.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Bhikṣāvṛtti (भिक्षावृत्ति):—n. living/eating by begging;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Bhiksha, Vritti.
Full-text (+0): Bhikshopajivin, Bhikshavriti, Shatakarma.
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