Kharvika, Kharvikā: 2 definitions
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Kharvika 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.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Sacred Texts: The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30)Kharvikā (खर्विका) refers to a type of full-moon, as mentioned in the Āpastamba-yajña-paribhāṣā-sūtras.—“the Vājasaneyins mention a third, the Kharvikā full moon”. Commentary: Kharva means small. If one divides the night into twelve parts, and if in a portion of the twelfth part the greatest distance of sun and moon takes place, then the full moon is called kharvikā, also kṣīṇā. Or, if on the sixteenth day, the full moon takes place before noon, that also is called kharvikā-paurṇamāsī. In that case abstinence or fasting takes place on the sixteenth day (tasyāṃ ṣoḍaśe'hany upavāsaḥ). Both paurṇamāsīs are also called sadyaskālā.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKharvikā (खर्विका):—[from kharvaka > kharva] f. ([scilicet] paurṇamāsī) not quite full (as the moon) [Scholiast or Commentator] on [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra etc.]
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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Apastamba Yajna-paribhasa-sutras (by Hermann Oldenberg)