Bhishaja, Bhiṣaja: 3 definitions
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Bhishaja has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Bhiṣaja can be transliterated into English as Bhisaja or Bhishaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBhiṣaja (भिषज):—m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes gaṇa gargādi in der [Kāśikā]
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Bhīṣaja (भीषज):—n. [Kāṭhaka (weber) 11,5.] wohl nur fehlerhaft für bheṣaja.
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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Starts with: Bhishajavarta.
Ends with: Shatabhishaja.
Full-text: Bhaishajya, Shatabhishaja, Bhishnaja, Bhaishaja, Nilakantha, Puratana, Anuvritti, Sahasra.
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