Shishita, Śiṣita: 1 definition
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Shishita 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 Śiṣita can be transliterated into English as Sisita or Shishita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚiṣita (शिषित).—(?) , quasi-ppp. to śiṣyate, or denom. ppp. to śiṣya, instructed: tatraiṣa śiṣita (so divide; all mss. but one with Calcutta (see LV.) śikṣita; meter indecisive) santo lipiśālām upāgataḥ Lalitavistara 126.18 (verse).
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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