Aryasthavira, Āryasthāvira, Arya-sthavira: 2 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀryasthāvira (आर्यस्थाविर).—m. pl., name of a school: Mahāvyutpatti 9095 (printed °sthaviraḥ, both a's short, but Index °sthāvirāḥ, and so Mironov).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀryasthavira (आर्यस्थविर):—[=ārya-sthavira] [from ārya] m. [plural] a [particular] Buddhist sect, [Mahā-vyutpatti]
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: Sthavira, Arya.
Starts with: Aryasthavirah.
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