Pishacatva, Piśācatva, Pishaca-tva: 2 definitions
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Pishacatva 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 Piśācatva can be transliterated into English as Pisacatva or Pishacatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pishachatva.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPiśācatva (पिशाचत्व):—[=piśāca-tva] [from piśāca > piś] n. the state or condition of a P°, demoniacal nature, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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: Pishaca, Tva.
Full-text: Pishacata.
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The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 68 - Piśāceśvara (piśāca-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]