Caturdashika, Cāturdaśika: 6 definitions

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Caturdashika 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.

Caturdashika has 4 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Cāturdaśika can be transliterated into English as Caturdasika or Caturdashika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturdashika.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Caturdaśika (चतुर्दशिक):—(von caturdaśī) ein Festmahl am 14ten Tage im Halbmonat [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 135.]

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Cāturdaśika (चातुर्दशिक):—(wie eben) adj. am 14ten (einem verbotenen) Tage im Halbmonat die heiligen Schriften lesend [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 4, 71,] [Scholiast]

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

Caturdaśika (चतुर्दशिक):—ein Festmahl am 14ten Tage eines Halbmonats.

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Cāturdaśika (चातुर्दशिक):—Adj. am 14ten Tage in einem Halbmonat die heiligen Schriften studirend.

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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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