Uccikirsha, Uccikīrṣā: 2 definitions

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Uccikirsha 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 Uccikīrṣā can be transliterated into English as Uccikirsa or Uccikirsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Uchchikirsha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uccikīrṣā (उच्चिकीर्षा).—f.

(-rṣā) Desire or wish to collect. E. ut before ci to collect, desiderative form, aṅ and ṭāp affs.

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

Uccikīrṣā (उच्चिकीर्षा):—(rṣā) 1. f. Desire to amass.

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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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