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Arca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Arca (अर्च):—(von 1. arc) adj. strahlend: asmā e.āddi.ya1.ceva mā.ā mimi.ṣa indre.nyayāmi.somaḥ [Ṛgveda 6, 34, 4.]

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Arcā (अर्चा):—(wie eben) f.

1) Verehrung [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 192, v. l.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 34. 3, 4, 70.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 74.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 447.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 55.] [Medinīkoṣa c. 1.] lokaḥ pacyamānaścaturbhirdharmairbrāhmaṇaṃ bhunaktyarcayā ca dānena cājyeyatayā cāvadhyatayā ca [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11, 5, 7, 1.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 32, 13.] devatārcā [71, 37.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 74.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 26, 229.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 5, 10.] Statt citārcāya [Kathāsaritsāgara 25, 140] ist wohl citārcayā zu lesen. —

2) ein zur Verehrung bestimmtes Bild, Götterstatue [Amarakoṣa 2, 10, 36.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 74.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1463.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 55.] [Medinīkoṣa c. 1.] [VARĀHA-Pāṇini’s acht Bücher] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 485. fg.]

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Ārca (आर्च):—adj. von arcā [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 101.]

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Arcā (अर्चा):—

1) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 3, 43. 5, 2, 101.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 46, 17.] arcāṃ prayuñjānaḥ [Mahābhārata 5, 7466.] vidhi [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 321.] —

2) [Weber’s Indische Studien 5, 148.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 46, 8. 59, 10. 97, 6.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11, 27, 9.]

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Ārca (आर्च):—adj. (f. ī) von ṛc [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 117.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā App. LXVIII.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Arcā (अर्चा):—f. —

1) Verehrung. —

2) ein zur Verehrung bestimmtes Bild , Götterstatue.

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Ārca (आर्च):—1. Adj. von arcā.

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Ārca (आर्च):—2. Adj. (f. ī) von ṛc.

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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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