Viropajivika, Vīropajīvika: 3 definitions
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Viropajivika 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVīropajīvika (वीरोपजीविक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A Brahman, who claims alms or presents, on the merit of having preserved his sacrificial fire. E. vīra sacrificial fire and upajīvika living by.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVīropajīvika (वीरोपजीविक).—i. e. vīra -upa-jīva + ika, m. A Brāhmaṇa who claims presents on the merit of having preserved his sacrificial fire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVīropajīvika (वीरोपजीविक):—[vīro+pajīvika] (kaḥ) 1. m. A brāhman who claims presents for having kept up the sacrificial fire.
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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