Pashcimottara, Paścimottarā, Pashcima-uttara, Paścimottara: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Paścimottarā and Paścimottara can be transliterated into English as Pascimottara or Pashcimottara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pashchimottara.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Paścimottarā (पश्चिमोत्तरा, “north-west”) represents one of the “four intermediate directions” (vidiś in Sanskrit, vidisā in Pali), itself part of the “ten directions” (diś in Sanskrit or disā in Pali) according to an appendix included in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV). Paścimottarā is a Sanskrit word which is known in Pali as pacchimuttarā, in Tibetan as nub-byaṅ and in Chinese as si-pei.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Paścimottara (पश्चिमोत्तर).—a. north-western.
Paścimottara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paścima and uttara (उत्तर).
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Paścimottarā (पश्चिमोत्तरा).—the north-west.
Paścimottarā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paścimā and uttarā (उत्तरा).
Paścimottara (पश्चिमोत्तर).—[adjective] north-westerly.
Paścimottara (पश्चिमोत्तर):—[from paścima > paśca] mf(ā)n. northwestern (re, ratas and rasyām [sc. diśi], in the north-west), [Varāha-mihira; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
Paścimottara (पश्चिमोत्तर):—(pa + uttara) adj. nordwestlich [Amarakoṣa 2, 1, 7.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 952.] rasyām (sc. diśi) im Nordwesten [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 14, 22.] re dass. [53, 35.] dikpati der Herr des Nordwestens, der Gott des Windes, Wind [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 170.]
Paścimottara (पश्चिमोत्तर):—Adj. (f. ā) nordwestlich. re ([Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,137,8]). ratas ([ebend.1,801,18]) und rasyām (sc. diśi) im Nordwesten.
Paścimottarā (पश्चिमोत्तरा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paccatthimuttarā.
Paścimottara (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 西北 [xī běi]: “northwest”.
2) Paścimottarā (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 西北 [xī běi]: “northwest”.
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.
Nepali dictionary
1) Paścimottara (पश्चिमोत्तर):—adj. the north-western;
2) Paścimottarā (पश्चिमोत्तरा):—n. the north-west region;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Pashcima, Uttara.
Starts with (+0): Pashcimottaradikpati, Pashcimottarapurva.
Full-text (+13): Pashcimottarapurva, Uttarapashcima, Shadamnaya, Xi bei, Paccatthimuttara, Pashcimottaradikpati, Pashchimottar, Vidish, Pashchimottara, Dish, Pacchimuttara, Venumati, Ashmaka, Phalgu, Tushara, Halada, Hada, Strirajya, Guluha, Phalguluka.
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