Vidhidarshaka, Vidhidarśaka, Vidhi-darshaka: 2 definitions

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Vidhidarshaka 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 Vidhidarśaka can be transliterated into English as Vidhidarsaka or Vidhidarshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vidhidarśaka (विधिदर्शक).—a priest at a sacrifice who sees that everything is done according to the precepts, and corrects any deviation from them.

Derivable forms: vidhidarśakaḥ (विधिदर्शकः).

Vidhidarśaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vidhi and darśaka (दर्शक).

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

Vidhidarśaka (विधिदर्शक):—[=vidhi-darśaka] [from vidhi > vi-dhā] m. ‘rule-shower’, a priest who sees that a sacrifice is conducted according to prescribed rules and corrects any derivation from them, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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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