Shashthamshavritti, Ṣaṣṭhāṃśavṛtti: 2 definitions

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Shashthamshavritti 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 Ṣaṣṭhāṃśavṛtti can be transliterated into English as Sasthamsavrtti or Shashthamshavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shashthamshavritti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṣaṣṭhāṃśavṛtti (षष्ठांशवृत्ति).—[adjective] living on the sixth part (king; cf. ṣaḍbhāga).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṣaṣṭhāṃśavṛtti (षष्ठांशवृत्ति):—[=ṣaṣṭhāṃśa-vṛtti] [from ṣaṣṭhāṃśa > ṣaṣṭha > ṣaṣ] m. a king who subsists on the 6th part of the produce of the soil (taken as a tax), [Śakuntalā 187] [edition] [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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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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