Yadrishaka, Yādṛśaka: 1 definition

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Yadrishaka 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 Yādṛśaka can be transliterated into English as Yadrsaka or Yadrishaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Yadrishaka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Yādṛśaka (यादृशक).—adj. (= Pali yādisaka; = Sanskrit yādṛśa plus -ka svārthe; no meaning of suffix perceptible), of which sort: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 30.16 and 125.13 (verses; in these might be m.c.); correl. with tādṛśaka, q.v.: °ko eṣo…puṇyaṃ saṃ- gṛhṇāti tādṛśakaṃ yūyaṃ pi saṃgṛhṇatha Mahāvastu iii.287.9—10.

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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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