Vithika, Vīthika, Vīthikā: 7 definitions
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Pali-English dictionary
Vīthika, (adj.) (-°) (fr. vīthi) having (as) a road Miln. 322 (satipaṭṭhāna°, in the city of Righteousness). (Page 644)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Vīthikā (वीथिका).—
1) A road &c.
2) A picture-gallery; or a large scroll of paper on which pictures are drawn (according to some); a wall (according to others); आर्यस्य चरित्रमस्यां वीथिकायामालिखितम् (āryasya caritramasyāṃ vīthikāyāmālikhitam) Uttararāmacarita 1.
Vīthikā (वीथिका).—[vīthi + kā], f. A hall, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 9, 13.
Vīthika (वीथिक).—[substantive] the same.
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Vīthikā (वीथिका).—[feminine] the same.
1) Vīthika (वीथिक):—[from vīthī] m. or n. (only mc.) a row, line, [Ratnāvalī; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] a road, street, [Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] a terrace in front of a house, [Harivaṃśa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
4) [v.s. ...] a picture-gallery, [Uttararāma-carita] ([varia lectio] for vīthi)
5) [v.s. ...] a sort of drama (See under vīthi), [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra]
6) Vīthikā (वीथिका):—[from vīthī] f. a row, line, [Ratnāvalī; Kathāsaritsāgara]
7) [v.s. ...] a road, street, [Rāmāyaṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] a terrace in front of a house, [Harivaṃśa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
9) [v.s. ...] a picture-gallery, [Uttararāma-carita] ([varia lectio] for vīthi)
10) [v.s. ...] a sort of drama (See under vīthi), [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra]
11) Vīthīka (वीथीक):—[from vīthī] (ifc.) = vīthī, [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra]
Vīthikā (वीथिका):—f. = vīthī [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]
1) Reihe: tamālavanavīthikā adj. (bhū) [Kathāsaritsāgara 73, 30.] —
2) Strasse: catvarāpaṇavīthikaiḥ (vīthikasyāstrītvamārṣam Comm.) [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 70, 11.] saṃvṛtāpaṇavīthikā adj. [2, 41, 21.] —
3) Terrasse, der freie Raum zwischen Haus und Strasse [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S.53, 20.] am Ende eines adj. comp. f. [Harivaṃśa 12705.] —
4) Bildergallerie (= citrapaṭagatapaṅkti Glosse) [UTTARAR. ed. Cow. 9, 13.] —
5) = vīthi
6) [Bharata] [NĀṬYAŚ. 18, 103.] — Vgl. paṇya .
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.
Hindi dictionary
Vīthikā (वीथिका):—(nf) an alley, avenue; gallery.
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Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Introduction to the Vīthī type of Drama < [Chapter 7 - Vīthī (critical study)]
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
11. Residential architecture < [Chapter 3 - Architecture in the Puranas]
Shringara-manjari Katha (translation and notes) (by Kumari Kalpalata K. Munshi)
Section 7.10 - dashami sarpa-kathanika < [Sanskrit text]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 59 < [Volume 31 (1951)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 40 < [English-Gujarati-Hindi (1 volume)]
Society as depicted in the Chaturbhani (study) (by Mridusmita Bharadwaj)
Part 1.2 - Transport of ancient India < [Chapter 4 - Critical assessment of the Society as depicted in the Caturbhāṇī]