Desika, Deshika, Deśika, Deśikā: 21 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Deśika and Deśikā can be transliterated into English as Desika or Deshika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDeśika (देशिक):—(von deśa) adj. subst.
1) ortskundig, Wegweiser: adeśiko yathā sārthaḥ sarvakṛcchraṃ samarchati [Mahābhārata 7, 143.] adeśikā mahāraṇye yathā na vibhrametsenā [4, 1495.] —
2) ein Wegweiser auf geistigem Gebiete, Lehrer, = guru [Śabdakalpadruma] (ityāgamaḥ): dharmāṇāṃ deśikaḥ sākṣātsa bhaviṣyati dharmabhāk [Mahābhārata 13, 6847.] tasmāddīkṣeti saṃproktā deśikaistantravedibhiḥ [ŚĀRADĀT.] in [Oxforder Handschriften 105,a,28.b,13.] —
3) Reisender [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 493.] — Vgl. daiśika .
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Deśika (देशिक):—
2) [Spr. 5138.] [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 321.] [Oxforder Handschriften 256,a,19.b,41. fg.] [257,b,16. 258,a,11. 259,a,15. 19. 21.b,13. 18. 260,b, No. 628.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDeśika (देशिक):—Adj. und Subst. m. —
1) den Weg anzeigend [Mahābhārata 1,89,23.] Wegweiser. —
2) Anweiser , Lehrer [Agnipurāṇa 27,12.26.28.61.] —
3) *ein Reisender.
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Introduction to Section 1.3 < [Section 3 - Third Tiruvaymoli (Pattu utai Atiyavar)]
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