Karvatika, Kārvaṭika: 3 definitions

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Introduction:

Karvatika 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kārvaṭika (कार्वटिक).—m. (Sanskrit karvaṭa plus -ika; compare karvaṭaka), chief of a village (mountain hamlet?): Divyāvadāna 445.23; 446.5, 20; 531.11; in Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.102.13 read -nyatamaḥ kārvaṭiko vyutthitaḥ (text has nt. forms), compare 17 taṃ kārvaṭikaṃ nirjitya.

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

Kārvaṭika (कार्वटिक):—m. the chief of a village (karvaṭa), [Divyāvadāna]

[Sanskrit to German]

Karvatika in German

context information

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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