Makshikadhatu, ṣi첹ٳ, Makshika-dhatu, ṣīkٳ: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms ṣi첹ٳ and ṣīkٳ can be transliterated into English as Maksikadhatu or Makshikadhatu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṣi첹ٳ (माक्षिकधात�) or ṣīkٳ (माक्षीकधात�).—pyrites.
Derivable forms: ṣi첹ٳ� (माक्षिकधातुः), ṣīkٳ� (माक्षीकधातुः).
ṣi첹ٳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣi첹 and ٳ (धातु).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣi첹ٳ (माक्षिकधात�):—[=ṣi첹-ٳ] [from ṣi첹] m. pyrites, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (also kaḥٳḥ).
2) ṣīkٳ (माक्षीकधात�):—[=mākṣīka-ٳ] [from mākṣīka > ṣi첹] m. pyrites, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
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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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