Where does “aparigraha” come from?
aparigraha (English) comes from Sanskrit अपरिग्रह, from Sanskrit परिग्रह, from Sanskrit ग्रह, from Sanskrit ग्रह्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...
aparigraha (English): The Jainist principle of greedlessness, or not...
Definitions
- The Jainist principle of greedlessness, or not...
Ancestry of “aparigraha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अपरिग्रह | greedlessness; aparigraha |
| 2 | Sanskrit | परिग्रह | getting, attaining, acquisition, possession,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ग्रह | planet |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ग्रह् | to seize |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | grabʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrebʰ- | to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to... |