Svastivacanika, Svastivācanika, Svasti-vacanika: 3 definitions

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Svastivacanika 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Svastivachanika.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Svastivācanika (स्वस्तिवाचनिक).—

1) a religious rite preparatory to a sacrifice or any religious or solemn observance.

2) a complimentary or congratulatory present of flowers &c. to any one attended with good wishes and blessings.

Derivable forms: svastivācanikam (स्वस्तिवाचनिकम्).

Svastivācanika is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms svasti and vācanika (वाचनिक). See also (synonyms): svastivācana, svastivācanaka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Svastivācanika (स्वस्तिवाचनिक).—[adjective] offering flowers etc. (cf. [preceding]).*

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

Svastivācanika (स्वस्तिवाचनिक):—[=sv-asti-vācanika] [from sv-asti] mfn. pronouncing a blessing on anything, [Mahāvīra-caritra]

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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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