Vaiśika, Vaishika: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vaiśika can be transliterated into English as Vaisika or Vaishika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVaiśika (वैशिक):—(von 1. veśa)
1) adj. (f. ī) = veśena carati gaṇa vetanādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 4, 12.] = viśikā śīlamasya gaṇa chattrādi zu [62.] zur Buhlkunst in Beziehung stehend, sie betreffend, von ihr handelnd: adhikaraṇa [Oxforder Handschriften 215,b,12. 14. 216,a,8.] kalā [Mṛcchakaṭikā 1, 15.] sich auf die Buhlkunst verstehend, mit Buhlerinnen sich abgebend: nāyako trividhaḥ . patirupapatirvaiśikaśca . bahuveśyābhogoparasiko (lies veśyopabhogarasiko) vaiśikaḥ [Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) n. Buhlkunst [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 119.] vaiśike pariniṣṭhitāḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 9, 8 (5 Gorresio).] stauti naro vaiśikenāryām so v. a. rühmt es an ihr, dass sie eine Buhlerin ist, [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 2, 2.] veśika [Rgva tch’er rol pa ed. Calc. 179,5] wohl fehlerhaft.
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