Vikramashila, 痴颈办谤补尘补艣墨濒补, Vikrama-shila: 5 definitions

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1. Purana
2. Dharmashastra
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Vikramashila 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.

The Sanskrit term 痴颈办谤补尘补艣墨濒补 can be transliterated into English as Vikramasila or Vikramashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

痴颈办谤补尘补艣墨濒补 (啶掂た啶曕啶班ぎ啶多啶�).鈥擜 King praised in the M膩rka峁囜笉eya Pur膩峁嘺. K膩lind墨 was his wife and Durgama his son.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Dharmashastra (religious law)

: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Education: Systems & Practices

Vikrama艣il膩 (啶掂た啶曕啶班ぎ啶多た啶侧ぞ) (8th鈥�12th CE) in present-day Bihar, was among the world鈥檚 first universities. Taxila University鈥檚 different Schools taught many subjects.

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Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, dharma艣膩stra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

痴颈办谤补尘补艣墨濒补 (啶掂た啶曕啶班ぎ啶多啶�).鈥擭ame of a monastery; Buddh.

Derivable forms: 惫颈办谤补尘补艣墨濒补岣� (啶掂た啶曕啶班ぎ啶多啶侧).

痴颈办谤补尘补艣墨濒补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vikrama and 艣墨濒补 (啶多啶�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 痴颈办谤补尘补艣墨濒补 (啶掂た啶曕啶班ぎ啶多啶�):鈥擺=vi-krama-艣墨濒补] [from vi-krama > vi-kram] 2. vi-krama-艣墨濒补 m. Name of a king, [M膩rka峁囜笉eya-pur膩峁嘺]

2) [v.s. ...] of a monastery, [Buddhist literature]

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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