Pashakapitha, Pāśakapīṭha, Pashaka-pitha: 3 definitions

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Pashakapitha 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 Pāśakapīṭha can be transliterated into English as Pasakapitha or Pashakapitha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Pāśakapīṭha (पाशकपीठ).—a gambling house or table; अर्धवाचितं पाशकपीठे तिष्ठति पुस्तकम् (ardhavācitaṃ pāśakapīṭhe tiṣṭhati pustakam) Mṛcchakaṭika 4.27/28.

Derivable forms: pāśakapīṭham (पाशकपीठम्).

Pāśakapīṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāśaka and pīṭha (पीठ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pāśakapīṭha (पाशकपीठ).—[masculine] board for playing at dice.*

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

Pāśakapīṭha (पाशकपीठ):—[=pāśaka-pīṭha] [from pāśaka > pāśa] m. or n. a gaming-table, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]

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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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