As a deity name
Name 345 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a beggar, mendicant, religious m˚ (esp. a Brāhman in the fourth Āśrama or period of his life, when he subsists entirely on alms), &c. (cf. )
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "bhikṣave" is the dative of "bhikṣu" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
bhikṣu m. a beggar, mendicant, religious m˚ (esp. a Brāhman in the fourth Āśrama or period of his life, when he subsists entirely on alms), Mn.; MBh. &c. (cf. RTL. 55 n. 1)
a Buddhist mendicant or monk, Kathās.; Lalit. (cf. MWB. 55)
Caveats
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