Kuparikshaka, Kuparīkṣaka, Ku-parikshaka: 4 definitions

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Kuparikshaka 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 Kuparīkṣaka can be transliterated into English as Kupariksaka or Kuparikshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kuparikshaka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kuparīkṣaka (कुपरीक्षक).—a. examining badly, not valuing rightly; कुत्स्याः स्युः कुपरीक्षका न मणयो यैरर्घतः पातिताः (kutsyāḥ syuḥ kuparīkṣakā na maṇayo yairarghataḥ pātitāḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.15.

Kuparīkṣaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ku and parīkṣaka (परीक्षक).

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

Kuparīkṣaka (कुपरीक्षक):—[=ku-parīkṣaka] [from ku] mfn. making a wrong estimate, not valuing rightly, [Bhartṛhari]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kuparikshaka 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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