Pashvacara, Paśvācāra, Pashv-acara: 4 definitions
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Pashvacara 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.
Pashvacara has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Paśvācāra can be transliterated into English as Pasvacara or Pashvacara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pashvachara.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPaśvācāra (पश्वाचार):—(paśu + ā) m. Bez. einer bestimmten Form der Verehrung der Devī: vedoktena yajeddevīṃ kāmasaṃkalpapūrvakam . sa eva vaidikācāraḥ paśvācāra sa ucyate .. [ĀCĀRABHEDATANTRA im Śabdakalpadruma]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPaśvācāra (पश्वाचार):—m. eine best. Form der Verehrung der Devī.
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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