Vaicittya: 4 definitions
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Vaicittya 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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Alternative spellings of this word include Vaichittya.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVaicittya (वैचित्त्य):—(von 2. vicitta) n. Geistesverwirrung, Geistesabwesenheit [DHĀTUP. 26, 89.] [Suśruta 2, 230, 12.] [MĀLATĪM. 36, 9. 46, 12. 66, 16] (an den beiden letzten Stellen fehlerhaft vaicitrya). [DAŚAR. 4, 74.] Hier und da fälschlich vaicitya geschrieben.
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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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.26 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 4.15 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 4.27 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.7.65 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 2.3b - Arthālaṃkāras (Figure of Sense) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]