Ribisa, Ṛbīsa: 5 definitions
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Ribisa 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 Ṛbīsa can be transliterated into English as Rbisa or Ribisa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṚbīsa (ऋबीस).—Ved.
1) Warmth of the earth; fire.
2) A fissure, rent, abyss.
Derivable forms: ṛbīsam (ऋबीसम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚbīsa (ऋबीस).—[neuter] gulf, abyss.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṛbīsa (ऋबीस):—n. an abyss, chasm (in the earth, from which hot vapours arise), [Ṛg-veda]
2) warmth of the earth, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
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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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Starts with: Ribisapakva.
Full-text: Mahishvanta, Ribisapakva, Rijisha.
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