Pishaci, Piśācī, Piśāci: 13 definitions
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Pishaci means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
Pishaci has 11 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Piśācī and Piśāci can be transliterated into English as Pisaci or Pishaci, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pishachi.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPiśāci (पिशाचि):—m. = piśāca [1.] [Ṛgveda 1, 133, 5.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPiśāci (पिशाचि):—m. Nomen proprium eines Dämons. Vgl. piśāca 1)a).
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: Pisacin, Pishacika, Pishacikarana, Pishacike, Pishaciki, Pishacini, Pishacitavare.
Ends with: Amtarapishaci, Ayudhapishaci, Brahmapishaci, Cincinipishaci, Dhanapishaci, Jvalapishaci, Karnapishaci, Kollipishaci, Mahapishaci, Pamsupishaci, Raudrapishaci, Stripishaci, Ulkapishaci.
Full-text (+50): Karnapishaci, Stripishaci, Dhanapishaci, Pishacika, Haripingala, Kambugriva, Pishangabhrishti, Agrodika, Purnabhadrika, Upamada, Citrapishacika, Mitrakalika, Kaki, Rakshitika, Agnirakshitika, Preti, Madotkata, Rishirakshitika, Harikeshi, Olamba.
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