Valikanagara, Vālikānagara, Valika-nagara: 1 definition

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Valikanagara 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.

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[«previous next»] — Valikanagara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vālikānagara (वालिकानगर).—(compare AMg. vālua-ppabhā, °ppahā, [Jaina Māhārāṣṭrī] vāluā-puḍhavī, name of a particular hell), sand-city; possibly, like the Prakrit words, name of an infernal locality; but possibly rather a mirage-city, seen in the sands of a desert: dhig bhavāṃ sarada-abhra-saṃnibhā, vālikānagara-rūpa-saṃni- bhā Mahāvastu i.74.(8—)9, fie on the states of existence which resem- ble an autumn cloud or a ‘sand-city’. A third possibility might be a city built of or on sand, hence not substantial.

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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.

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