Astikya, Āstikya: 14 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchĀstikya (आस्तिक्य):—(von āstika) n. das Wesen und Benehmen eines gläubigen Mannes, ein gläubiges Gemüth gaṇa purohitādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 128.] [Bhagavadgītā 18, 42.] [Mahābhārata 1, 235. 3, 8250.] anāstikya [1, 7758.]
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Āstikya (आस्तिक्य):—[Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11, 17, 17.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungĀstikya (आस्तिक्य):—n. Gläubigkeit , Gottesfurcht.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Astikyabuddhi, Astikyavada.
Ends with: Anastikya, Nastikya, Shashtikya.
Full-text: Astikatva, Astikata, Astikate, Atthikka, Astika, Saraga, Niyama, Lakshana, Nirveda, Samvega, Samyagdarshana, Anukampa, Sama.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 18.42 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 1.2 - Right faith (samyagdarśana) < [Chapter 1 - Right Faith and Knowledge]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.36 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
1.9. Soul, Equality and Originality < [Chapter 6 - Spirituality in Jainism]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Knowledge of Vedāṅga-śāstras in the Śiśupālavadha < [Introduction]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XII - Different aspects of yoga < [The yoga philosophy]