Pitharapaka, Piṭharapāka, Pithara-paka: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPiṭharapāka (पिठरपाक).—the union of cause and effect.
Derivable forms: piṭharapākaḥ (पिठरपाकः).
Piṭharapāka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms piṭhara and pāka (पाक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPiṭharapāka (पिठरपाक):—[=piṭhara-pāka] [from piṭhara > piṭh] m. the union of cause and effect (id est. of atoms) by means of heat, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
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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: Pithara, Paka.
Starts with: Pitharapakavada.
Full-text: Pitharapakavada, Pilu.
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