Carvvaka, Cārvvāka: 1 definition
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Carvvaka 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCārvvāka (चार्व्वाक) or Cārvāka.—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A sophist, a philosopher; one acquainted with the doctrines of the schools, a sceptic n many matters of Hindu faith, and considered by the orthodox as an atheist or materialist. 2. Name of an old philosopher a pupil of Brihaspati who taught the rankest form of Atheism E. cāru good, beautiful, and vāka discourse. cāruḥ lokasammato vāko vākyaṃ yasya pṛṣo0 . vṛhaspatiśiṣye .
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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