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Vijitavin, Vijitāvin: 2 definitions

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Vijitavin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vijitavin in Pali glossary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vijitāvin, (adj.) (vijita+āvin; see Geiger, P. Gr. 1983) victorious D. I, 88 (caturanta+); II, 146; S. III, 83; Sn. 552, 646; DA. I, 249; DhA. IV, 232; SnA 162. (Page 617)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vijitavin in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vijitāvin (विजिताविन्).�adj., (1) (= Pali id.; § 22.51), victorious, epithet of a king, usually cakravartin, and mostly in the cliché found also in Pali, e.g. Dīghanikāya (Pali) i.88.33�34 cakkavatti dham- miko…cāturanto vijitāvī�: this, with some variants, occurs in Ѳ屹ٳ, cakravartī cāturdvīpo vijitāvī…dhār- miko…i.49.2; 52.8; 193.15 etc. (see cāturdvīpa); ii.158.14; iii.102.15; 377.19; in verses, less like the cliché, i.268.11; iii.8.18; for the Lalitavistara form see vijitavant and [Page485-b+ 71] caturaṅga; (2) name of a king of Mithilā, former incarnation of Śākyamuni: Ѳ屹ٳ iii.41.15 ff.; colophon, Vijitāvisya Vaideharājño jātaka� 47.9; (3) name of a former Buddha: Ѳ屹ٳ iii.231.2; (4) name of a prince, son of Jayaprabha: Ҳṇḍū 353.6.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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