Mastika: 5 definitions
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Mastika 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 dictionaryMastika (मस्तिक).—The head; see मस्तिष्क (mastiṣka).
Derivable forms: mastikam (मस्तिकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMastika (मस्तिक).—m. or nt. (Sanskrit Lex., nt.; compare Sanskrit mastiṣka), head: upari-°kaṃ (adv.) bhakṣayantī Divyāvadāna 11.13. Bailey, JRAS 1950.170, suggests upariṣṭhān mastakaṃ, from the Tibetan
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMastika (मस्तिक):—[from mas] n. = mastaka, the head, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mastikal, Mastikallu.
Ends with: Avamastika, Samastika, Shagar el-mastika.
Full-text: Shagar el-mastika.
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