Vaicitra: 4 definitions
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Vaicitra 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.
Vaicitra has 3 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vaichitra.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVaicitra (वैचित्र):—(von vicitra)
1) n. Seltsamkeit, Absonderlichkeit, Wunderbarkeit: karmaṇāṃ gateḥ [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 275.] vielleicht nur fehlerhaft für vaicitrya . —
2) f. ī dass.: aho sundaranirmāṇavaicitrī kāpyasau vidheḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 59, 7.] vacanavaicitrīyamācāryasya [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 113.] — Vgl. vaicitrya .
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: Vaicitravirya, Vaicitraviryaka, Vaicitraviryin.
Full-text: Vaicitravirya, Vaicitrya, Vaicitryavirya, Vaicitraviryin, Vaicitraviryaka, Vaicitri.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 13 - Uncompromising Idealism or the School of Vijñānavāda Buddhism < [Chapter V - Buddhist Philosophy]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 4 - Dharmāraṇya Established as a Holy Place < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]