Parikankshin, Pārikāṅkṣin: 6 definitions
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Parikankshin 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 Pārikāṅkṣin can be transliterated into English as Parikanksin or Parikankshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPārikāṅkṣin (पारिकाङ्क्षिन्).—m. A contemplative saint, an ascetic who devotes himself to abstract meditation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryParikāṅkṣin (परिकाङ्क्षिन्).—(-parikāṅkṣin), adj., in a-pari°, (not) desiring: Mahāvastu i.134.3, see s.v. nirvṛti 2. (There is a v.l. a-pratikāṅkṣ°.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPārikāṅkṣin (पारिकाङ्क्षिन्).—m. (-ṅkṣī) 1. An ascetic, one who devotes his days to devout contemplation. 2. The religious mendicant. E. pari implying secession, (abandoning worldly wishes,) kāṅkṣi to desire, and ṇini aff.; or pāri derived from para, supreme felicity, and kāṅkṣin who desires.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPārikāṅkṣin (पारिकाङ्क्षिन्):—[=pāri-kāṅkṣin] [from pāri] m. a contemplative Brāhman (in the fourth period of life), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPārikāṅkṣin (पारिकाङ्क्षिन्):—[pāri-kāṅkṣin] (ṅkṣī) 5. m. A contemplative or religious ascetic.
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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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Partial matches: Kankshin, Pari.
Ends with: Aparikankshin.
Full-text: Parikankshita, Pratikankshin, Parikankshaka, Aparikankshin, Parakankshin, Apratikankshin.
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