Shreyobhikankshin, Śreyobhikāṅkṣin, Shreyo-bhikankshin: 1 definition

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Shreyobhikankshin 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 Śreyobhikāṅkṣin can be transliterated into English as Sreyobhikanksin or Shreyobhikankshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shreyobhikankshin in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śreyobhikāṅkṣin (श्रेयोभिकाङ्क्षिन्):—[=śreyo-bhikāṅkṣin] [from śreyo > śreyas] mfn. desiring bliss or welfare, [Manu-smṛti iv, 91.]

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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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