Pishacabhiksha, Piśācabhikṣā, Pishaca-bhiksha: 2 definitions
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Pishacabhiksha 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.
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The Sanskrit term Piśācabhikṣā can be transliterated into English as Pisacabhiksa or Pishacabhiksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pishachabhiksha.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPiśācabhikṣā (पिशाचभिक्षा):—f. Almosen , wie sie bei den Piśāca. üblich sind [Āpastamba’s Dharmasūtra] Vgl. piśācadakṣiṇā.
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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Partial matches: Bhiksha, Pishaca.
Full-text: Pishacadakshina, Sambhojana.
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