Eshate, Eṣate: 1 definition

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Eshate 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 Eṣate can be transliterated into English as Esate or Eshate, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Eṣate (एषते) or Eṣati.—(= Pali esati; very rare in Sanskrit, BhāgP. in [Boehtlingk], which associates this with iṣyati; in meaning it belongs with icchati; compare adhy°, anv°, pary-eṣati), seeks: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 54.10 (verse) na buddham eṣanti; Lalitavistara 242.10 (verse) na ca so tṛpti labheta bhūyu eṣan; 354.2 (verse) bodhi vara eṣatā (inst. pr. pple.); 364.9 (verse) eṣati; 379.11 (verse) agādhe gādham eṣatha (so read with v.l.); Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 5.14 (verse) eṣamāṇa varabodhim uttamām; 15.14 (verse) na ca punar eṣati kasyacit sa doṣam.

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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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