Dvadashavarga, Dvādaśavarga: 2 definitions
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Dvadashavarga 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.
The Sanskrit term Dvādaśavarga can be transliterated into English as Dvadasavarga or Dvadashavarga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDvādaśavarga (द्वादशवर्ग).—consisting of a group of twelve (nuns), necessary for ordination of a nun (whereas ten monks have this power, see daśavarga): Bhikṣuṇī-karmavācanā 19a.1 bhikṣuṇīnāṃ dvādaśavarge maṇḍalake.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvādaśavarga (द्वादशवर्ग):—[=dvā-daśa-varga] [from dvā-daśa > dvā] m. an aggregate of 12 [Catalogue(s)]
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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Partial matches: Varga, Dvadasha.
Full-text: Dvadashavargiya, Dashavarga.
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