Vaitandika, Vaitaṇḍika, Vaitamdika: 4 definitions

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Vaitandika 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vaitandika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vaitaṇḍika (वैतण्डिक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A disputatious man.

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

1) Vaitaṇḍika (वैतण्डिक):—mfn. ([from] vi-taṇḍā) skilled in the tricks or artifices of disputation [gana] kathādi

2) m. a disputations or captious person, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vaitandika in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vaitandika in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vaitaṃḍika (ವೈತಂಡಿಕ):—

1) [noun] a man skilled in sleight of hand, illusions, etc.; a magician.

2) [noun] a quarrelsome man.

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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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