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Licchivi 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLicchivi (लिच्छिवि).—Name of a regal race.
Derivable forms: licchiviḥ (लिच्छिविः).
See also (synonyms): licchavi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLicchivi (लिच्छिवि).—[masculine] [Name] of a princely race.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLicchivi (लिच्छिवि):—or licchavi m. Name of a regal race ([according to] to [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ‘the son of a Kṣatriya Vrātya and a Kṣatriyā’), [Monier-Williams’ Buddhism 409; 410]
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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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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Kamashastra and Classical Sanskrit literature (study) (by Vishwanath K. Hampiholi)
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