Dvadashika, Dvādaśika: 4 definitions

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Dvadashika 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 Dvādaśika can be transliterated into English as Dvadasika or Dvadashika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Dvādaśika (द्वादशिक).—i. e. dvādaśan + ika, adj. Taking place on the twelfth day of the half-month, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 86, 1 Gorr.

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

1) Dvādaśika (द्वादशिक):—[=dvā-daśika] [from dvā-daśaka > dvā] a mfn. having the length of 12 [Śulba-sūtra]

2) [v.s. ...] happening on the 12th day or on the 12th day of a half-month, [Rāmāyaṇa]

3) [=dvā-daśika] [from dvā] b See above.

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Dvadashika 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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