Taccha: 3 definitions
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Taccha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarytaccha : (adj.) true; real; (nt.) the truth.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Taccha, 2 (adj.) (Der. fr. tath膩+ya=tath-ya 鈥渁s it is, 鈥� Sk. tathya) true, real, justified, usually in combination w. bh奴ta. bh奴ta taccha tatha, D. I, 190 (pa峁璱pad膩: the only true & real path) S. V, 229 (dhamma; text has tath膩, v. l. tatha峁� better); as bh奴ta t. dhammika (well founded and just) D. I, 230. bh奴ta+taccha: A. II, 100=Pug. 50; VvA. 72.鈥攜ath膩 taccha峁� according to truth Sn. 1096. which is interpreted by Nd2 270: taccha峁� vuccati amata峁� Nibb膩na峁�, etc.鈥�(nt.) taccha a truth Sn. 327.鈥�ataccha false, unreal, unfounded; a lie, a falsehood D. I, 3 (abh奴ta+); VvA. 72 (=mus膩). (Page 293)
2) Taccha, 1 (Vedic tak峁n, cp. ta峁ａ弓峁�, to tak峁ti (see taccheti), Lat. textor, Gr. t苇ktwn carpenter (cp. architect), t苇xnh art) a carpenter, usually as 掳ka: otherwise only in cpd. 掳蝉奴办补谤补 the carpenter-pig (=a boar, so called from felling trees), title & hero of J膩taka No. 492 (IV. 342 sq.). Cp. va岣嶀笉hakin. (Page 293)
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Taccha (啶む啷嵿) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 罢补办峁�.
2) Taccha (啶む啷嵿) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 罢补峁ａ弓补.
2) Taccha has the following synonyms: Tacchia.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+17): Tacchabdatva, Tacchabdya, Tacchaka, Tacchakajati, Tacchakakamma, Tacchakanagaparisa, Tacchakangapanha, Tacchakara, Tacchakaseni, Tacchamana, Tacchana, Tacchanakamma, Tacchanama, Tacchanattha, Tacchandi, Tacchani, Tacchaniyyanabhava, Tacchanta, Tacchanti, Tacchapenta.
Full-text (+17): Tacchaka, Tacchitva, Vitacchika, Tacchenti, Tacchana, Tacchita, Vitacchita, Tacchati, Tacchasukara, Tacchani, Vitaccheti, Tacchakara, Taccheyyum, Ataccha, Tacchavacana, Tacchetabba, Tacchaviparitabhutabhava, Tacchenta, Tacchamana, Tacchanama.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
Things to be established by a reprover < [19. Suspending the Observance (Uposatha峁弓h膩pana)]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 6.1 - Definition of Chandas (metres) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the M膩lat墨m膩dhava]
Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha of Udbhata (by Narayana Daso Banhatti)
Chapter 2 (dvitiyo vargah) < [Sanskrit text of the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Vedaanta Desika < [April 1970]
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 492: Taccha-S奴kara-j膩taka < [Volume 4]