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Vicarayati 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 Vicharayati.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vicarayati in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vicarayati (विचरयति) or Vicarati.—[, see vicalayati.]

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Vicārayati (विचारयति).—withdraws, draws back: (the Bodhisattva in his mother's womb) pāṇim utkṣipya saṃcārayati sma, saṃcārya vicārayati sma Lalitavistara 67.20, raising his hand, waved it (as a sign of permission for the attending gods to depart; so Tibetan specifically says), and having waved [Page484-a+ 71] it, withdrew it. Tibetan bskum par byed = made (for) with- drawal.

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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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