Shriphalakricchra, Śrīphalakṛcchra: 2 definitions

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Shriphalakricchra 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 Śrīphalakṛcchra can be transliterated into English as Sriphalakrcchra or Shriphalakricchra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shriphalakrichchhra.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śrīphalakṛcchra (श्रीफलकृच्छ्र).—[masculine] a kind of penance.

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

Śrīphalakṛcchra (श्रीफलकृच्छ्र):—[=śrī-phala-kṛcchra] [from śrī-phala > śrī] m. a kind of self-mortification (regarded as specially efficacious, eating no food except the Bilva fruit for a whole month), [Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra]

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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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