Urmishatka, Ūrmiṣaṭka, Urmi-shatka: 1 definition
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Urmishatka 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 Ūrmiṣaṭka can be transliterated into English as Urmisatka or Urmishatka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŪrmiṣaṭka (ऊर्मिषट्क).—n. the six waves (human infirmities), which obstruct the course of quiet life, viz. grief, ignorance, old age, death, hunger, and thirst, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 58, 9 (where thus to be corrected).
Ūrmiṣaṭka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrmi and ṣaṭka (षट्क).
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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Partial matches: Shatka, Urmi.
Starts with: Urmishatkatiga.
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