Cikitvas: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Cikitvas 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chikitvas.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCikitvas (चिकित्वस्).—a. Ved. Knowing, conversant or familiar with, experienced; सुविज्ञानं चिकितुषे जनाय (suvijñānaṃ cikituṣe janāya) Ṛgveda 7.14.12.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cikitvas (चिकित्वस्):—[from cit] mf(tuṣī)n. having observed or noticed, [i, 71, 5; 125, 1 and 169, 1]
2) [v.s. ...] observing, attending to, attentive, [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā iii]
3) [v.s. ...] knowing, understanding, experienced, [Ṛg-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] ‘shining’ (?, Agni), [Ṛg-veda]
5) [v.s. ...] cf. a-.
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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Ends with: Acikitvas.
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