Akimcana, Akiṃcana, Ākiṃcana: 5 definitions
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Akimcana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Akimchana.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAkiṃcana (अकिंचन).—a. [nāsti kiṃcana yasya] Without anything, quite poor, utterly destitute, indigent, penniless; अकिंचनः सन् प्रभवः स संपदां (akiṃcanaḥ san prabhavaḥ sa saṃpadāṃ) Kumārasambhava 5.77; न द्वन्द्वदुःखमिह किंचिदकिंचनोपि (na dvandvaduḥkhamiha kiṃcidakiṃcanopi) Śi. 4.64 disinterested.
-nam That which is worth nothing.
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Ākiṃcana (आकिंचन).—Poverty, want of any possession.
Derivable forms: ākiṃcanam (आकिंचनम्).
See also (synonyms): ākiṃcanya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkiṃcana (अकिंचन).—[adjective] without anything, poor, indigent; [abstract] tā [feminine], tva [neuter]
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAkiṃcana (अकिंचन) [Also spelled akinchan]:—(a) poor, pauper; destitute; ~[tā]/[tva] poverty, pauperism; destitution.
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Starts with: Akimcanajivana, Akimcanata, Akimcanate, Akimcanatva, Akimcanaya, Akincana, Akincanatva.
Ends with: Akincana, Nakimcana, Sakimcana.
Full-text: Akincana, Akimcanya, Akimcaniman, Akimcanata, Akinchan, Nakimcana, Prabhava, A.
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