Shantarcis, Śāntārcis, Shanta-arcis: 2 definitions
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Shantarcis 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 Śāntārcis can be transliterated into English as Santarcis or Shantarcis, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shantarchis.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāntārcis (शान्तार्चिस्).—(vb. śam), adj. extinguished. Saptārcis, i. e.
Śāntārcis is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śānta and arcis (अर्चिस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāntārcis (शान्तार्चिस्):—[from śānta] mfn. whose flame is extinguished, gone out (as fire), [Mahābhārata]
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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