The Sanskrit term Vaiṣayika can be transliterated into English as Vaisayika or Vaishayika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Vaiṣayika.—(EI 7), probably, the ruler of a viṣaya or district. Note: vaiṣayika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vaiṣayika (वैषयिक).—a S Relating to an object of sense, or to an office, function &c. of a sense; sensible, sensual, carnal &c. See viṣaya.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vaiṣayika (वैषयिक).—a Sensual, carnal.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक).—a. (-kī f.) [विषयेण निर्वृत्तः ठक् (viṣayeṇa nirvṛttaḥ ṭhak)]

1) Relating to an object.

2) Pertaining to objects of sence, sensual, carnal.

-kaḥ A sensualist, voluptuary.

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

Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. A sensualist, one addicted to the pleasures of sense. 2. One occupied with worldly objects or interests. f. (-kī) 1. Relating to any object. 2. Relating to an object of sense. E. viṣaya an object of sense, and ṭhak aff.

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

1) Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक):—[from vaiṣaya] mf(ī)n. relating to or denotative of a country or district (as a suffix), [Patañjali]

2) [v.s. ...] having a [particular] sphere or object or aim (in gram. the ādhāra is called vaiṣayika when it is the aim or object of the action, [Siddhānta-kaumudī on Pāṇini 2-3, 36])

3) [v.s. ...] relating to, concerning ([compound]), [Caraka]

4) [v.s. ...] belonging or relating to an object of sense, sensual, carnal, mundane, [Pañcarātra; Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]

5) [v.s. ...] m. a sensualist, one addicted to the pleasures of sense or absorbed in worldly objects, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (also -jana)

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

Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A sensualist.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vaisaia, Vesaia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vaishayika in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक):—(a) subjective, pertaining to a / the subject; disciplinary; pertaining to sex or sexual enjoyment, sensual.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vaiṣayika (ವೈಷಯಿಕ):—[adjective] = ವೈಷಯ [vaishaya]1.

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Vaiṣayika (ವೈಷಯಿಕ):—[noun] = ವೈಷಯ [vaishaya]2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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