Rikshavat, Ṛkṣavat: 2 definitions
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Rikshavat 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 Ṛkṣavat can be transliterated into English as Rksavat or Rikshavat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṚkṣavat (ऋक्षवत्).—m. Name of a mountain near the Narmadā; वप्रक्रियामृक्षवतस्तटेषु (vaprakriyāmṛkṣavatastaṭeṣu) R.5.44; ऋक्षवन्तं गिरिश्रेष्ठमध्यास्ते नर्मदां पिबन् (ṛkṣavantaṃ giriśreṣṭhamadhyāste narmadāṃ piban) Rām.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚkṣavat (ऋक्षवत्):—[=ṛkṣa-vat] [from ṛkṣa] m. Name of a mountain, [Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa v, 44.]
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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Ends with: Didrikshavat, Vrikshavat.
Full-text: Riksha, Mahishmati, Abhisheka.
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