Shodasharcis, Ṣoḍaśārcis, Shodashan-arcis: 3 definitions
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Shodasharcis 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 Ṣoḍaśārcis can be transliterated into English as Sodasarcis or Shodasharcis, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shodasharchis.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṢoḍaśārcis (षोडशार्चिस्).—m. the planet Venus.
Ṣoḍaśārcis is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣoḍaśan and arcis (अर्चिस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢoḍaśārcis (षोडशार्चिस्):—[from ṣoḍaśa > ṣaṣ] m. ‘16-rayed’, the planet Venus, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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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