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Jighatsa, 󲹳ٲ: 9 definitions

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Jighatsa means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Jighatsa in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

󲹳ٲ (जिघत्स�, “hunger�) refers to one of the “eleven tangibles� (ṣṭⲹ) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 38). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ᾱ󲹳ٲ). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Jighatsa in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

󲹳ٲ (जिघत्स�).—[ad san ghasādeśa� bhāve a]

1) Desire of eating, hunger.

2) Striving for.

3) Contending with.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

󲹳ٲ (जिघत्स�).—f.

() Hunger. E. ad to eat, in the desiderative form, and ṭāp affs.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

󲹳ٲ (जिघत्स�).—[feminine] wish to eat, hunger.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 󲹳ٲ (जिघत्स�):�f. (�ghas [Desiderative]) desire of eating or consuming, [Kathāsaritsāgara lxi]

2) cf. vi-jighatsa.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

󲹳ٲ (जिघत्स�):�(ٲ) 1. f. Hunger.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

󲹳ٲ (जिघत्स�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: پṃc.

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context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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