akaniṣṭha

Dictionary meanings for akaniṣṭha from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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akaniṣṭha

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. Not the youngest (such as eldest, middle); elder, superior. ṣṭhaḥ [ake vedaniṃdārūpe pāpe ni- ṣṭhā yasya saḥ] N. of Buddha Gautama; of a deified Buddhist saint (pl. in this latter sense.) Comp. paḥ (gaḥ also) [akaniṣṭhān buddhān pātīti; pā-ka.] N. of Buddha, lord of Buddhists.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

m. pl. of whom none is the youngest (i.e. younger than the others) RV. 1,3 154 m. a class of Buddhist Buddhist deities. 000100 1,3 155 m. a Buddha buddha L. 000101 1,3 156 m. a Buddhist Buddhist king T. 000102 1,3 157

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