Cirivaka, Cīrīvāka: 5 definitions
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Cirivaka 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chirivaka.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCīrīvāka (चीरीवाक).—i. e. cīrī-vac + a, m. A cricket, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12, 63.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCīrīvāka (चीरीवाक).—[masculine] cricket.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cīrīvāka (चीरीवाक):—[=cīrī-vāka] [from cīrī > cīra] m. a cricket, [Manu-smṛti xii, 63]
2) [v.s. ...] (cīvi-vāc, [Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra xliv, 24])
3) [v.s. ...] cf. cīrukā, cīlikā.
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