Vajrasuci, Vajrasūci, Vajra-suci, Vajrasūcī, Vajrashuci: 5 definitions
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Vajrasuci means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Vajrasuci has 5 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vajrasuchi.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVajraśuci (वज्रशुचि):—s. vajrasūci .
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Vajrasūci (वज्रसूचि):—und sūcī f.
1) eine diamantene Nadel: sūcyagra (pratoda) [Mahābhārata 13, 2786.] —
2) Titel einer dem Śaṃkarācārya zugeschriebenen Upaniṣad [Colebrooke I, 113.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 250.] [HALL 128.] [Böhtlingk’s Verzeichniss No. 4] (āpta). —
3) Titel eines Werkes des Aśvaghoṣa, herausgegeben [?1860 von A. WEBER.] Fälschlich vajraśuci [Burnouf 215. 557.]
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: Vajra, Shuci.
Ends with: Aptavajrasuci.
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