Vidhideshaka, Vidhideśaka, Vidhi-deshaka: 5 definitions

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Vidhideshaka 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 Vidhideśaka can be transliterated into English as Vidhidesaka or Vidhideshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vidhideśaka (विधिदेशक).—

1) = विधिदर्शक (vidhidarśaka) above.

2) a preceptor, teacher.

Derivable forms: vidhideśakaḥ (विधिदेशकः).

Vidhideśaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vidhi and deśaka (देशक).

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

Vidhideśaka (विधिदेशक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A priest who corrects errors at a sacrifice: see the last. E. vidhi the proper form, and deśaka who shews.

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

Vidhideśaka (विधिदेशक):—[=vidhi-deśaka] [from vidhi > vi-dhā] m. = -darśaka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Vidhideśaka (विधिदेशक):—[vidhi-deśaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A priest who corrects errors at a sacrifice.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vidhideshaka 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.

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