Gacchantaka: 1 definition
Gacchantaka 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 Gachchhantaka.
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Sanskrit dictionarySource: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary
Gacchantaka (गच्छन्तक).—= Sanskrit gacchant(-a), walking: Mahāvastu iii.330.2 (prose) (kiṃ nu khalu purimakāḥ samyaksaṃ- buddhāḥ) gacchantakā dharmacakraṃ pravartenti (the only ms. °tanti) tiṣṭhanto vā niṣaṇṇā vā śayantakā vā. No apparent reason for -ka. Cf. next.
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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