Vicchayaya, Vicchāyaya: 2 definitions
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Vicchayaya 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 Vichchhayaya.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVicchāyaya (विच्छायय).—a [denominative.] derived from vi-chāya (cf. chāyā), [Parasmaipada.] To free from shadow, Häberl. in Anth. 224, 79.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVicchāyaya (विच्छायय):—[=vi-cchāyaya] [from vi] [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] yayati, to free from shadow, deprive of colour or lustre (-cchāyita, colourless, pale), [Kāvya literature]
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: Vi.
Full-text: Vicchayikri.
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