Hitanveshin, Hitānveṣin, Hita-anveshin: 5 definitions

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Hitanveshin 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 Hitānveṣin can be transliterated into English as Hitanvesin or Hitanveshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hitānveṣin (हितान्वेषिन्).—a. seeking another's welfare; स रामस्य हितान्वेषी त्वदर्थे हि स मावदत् (sa rāmasya hitānveṣī tvadarthe hi sa māvadat) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.28.56.

Hitānveṣin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hita and anveṣin (अन्वेषिन्). See also (synonyms): hitārthin.

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

Hitānveṣin (हितान्वेषिन्).—adj. seeking another’s welfare.

Hitānveṣin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hita and anveṣin (अन्वेषिन्).

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

Hitānveṣin (हितान्वेषिन्).—[adjective] seeking the good of ([genetive]).

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

Hitānveṣin (हितान्वेषिन्):—[from hita] mfn. seeking the welfare of another ([genitive case]), [Mahābhārata]

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

Hitānveṣin (हितान्वेषिन्):—[hitā+nveṣin] (ṣī-ṣiṇī-ṣi) a. Benevolent.

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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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