Shamaruci, Śamaruci, Shama-ruci: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śamaruci can be transliterated into English as Samaruci or Shamaruci, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shamaruchi.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚamaruci (शमरुचि).—(?) , see sama°
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Samaruci (समरुचि).—(or, with v.l. ii.14.11, śama°), having even splendor, or (śama°) the splendor of tranquillity, epithet of the Bodhisattva Dīpaṃkara Mahāvastu i.210.12 = (repeated of Śākyamuni) ii.14.11; also, in same context, ii.14.8, instead of amara-ruci (metrical(ly) inferior) i.210.9.
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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