# भिक्षाटन (bhikṣāṭana)

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भिक्षाटन (bhikṣāṭana) is a Sanskrit word meaning wandering about for alms, the name of a poet, a chapter of the Brahmanda Purana, begging or mendicancy, begging for alms, a mendicant. Its 10 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them The act of begging/mendicancy, Begging (act/agent) or adjectival, Proper Name.

- **Root:** कृ (kṛ)
- **Etymology:** E. भिक्षा alms, and अटन going about for — E. bhikṣā alms, and aṭana going about for
- **SLP1:** `BikzAwana`  **IAST:** bhikṣāṭana  **Devanagari:** भिक्षाटन
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhikshatana
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/bhikshatana/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The act of begging/mendicancy (5 definitions)
- wandering about for alms  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > भिक्षा (bhikṣā) —° टन (—°ṭana) n. wandering about for alms, mendicancy, Kāvya literature (Literary category); Purāṇas (Literary category) &c. ( acc. with √ कृ (kṛ), to go about begging, Pañcatantra (Title); with Caus. of √ कृ (kṛ), to cause to go about begging, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) ) [ ID=150676.2 ]
- Begging or mendicancy  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भिक्षा (bhikṣā) टन (bhikṣāṭana) [Printed book page 620 ] भिक्षा (bhikṣā) टन (bhikṣāṭana) n. ( - नं (-naṃ) ) Begging, mendicancy. E. भिक्षा (bhikṣā) alms, and अटन (aṭana) going about for. [ ID=28537 ]
- Begging  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भिक्षाटन (bhikṣāṭana) [Printed book page 556-a ] भिक्षा _ टन (bhikṣā_ṭana) ( नं ) ((naṃ)) 1. n. Begging. [ ID=28048 ]
- going about for alms  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भिक्षाटन (bhikṣāṭana) [Printed book page 527-13 ] भिक्षा - अटन (bhikṣā-aṭana) (I) n. going about for alms. [ ID=27492 ]
- begging for alms  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भिक्षाटन (bhikṣāṭana) [Printed book page 378 ] भिक्षाटन (bhikṣāṭana) n. the same; ° नं कृ (°naṃ kṛ) beg for alms. [ ID=22898 ]

### Begging (act/agent) or adjectival (2 definitions)
- wandering about for alms  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 756,2] भिक्षा (bhikṣā) ° (°) टन (° (°)ṭana) mfn. ( ° (°) क्षा (° (°)kṣā) ट् (ṭ) ° (°) ) id., Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=150676 ]
- 1. Begging or mendicancy. 2. A mendicant.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भिक्षा (bhikṣā) टन (bhikṣāṭana) [Printed book page 531-a ] भिक्षा (bhikṣā) टन (bhikṣāṭana) n. ( - नं (-naṃ) ) Begging, mendicancy. m. ( - नः (-naḥ) ) A mendicant. E. भिक्षा (bhikṣā) alms, and अटन (aṭana) going about for. [ ID=29435 ]

### Proper Name (2 definitions)
- the name of a poet  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > भिक्षा (bhikṣā) —° टन (—°ṭana) m. N. of a poet, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=150676.1 ]
- a chapter of the Brahmanda Purana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of ch. of Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=150676.3 ]

### A beggar/mendicant (1 definition)
- a mendicant  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भिक्षा - अटन (bhikṣā-aṭana) (II) m. a mendicant. [ ID=27493 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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