nastika
Not astikaNot astika.
Meaning
2 senses(Hinduism, uncountable)Not astika.
(uncountable)See astika for more.
More definitions
- Technical term in Hinduism used to classify philosophical schools and persons that do not accept the authority of the Vedas as supreme revealed scriptures.
Origin
Borrowed from Sanskrit नास्तिक (nāstika, “heterodox”), from नस्ति (nasti, “to not exist”),Borrowed from Sanskrit नास्तिक (nāstika, “heterodox”), from नस्ति (nasti, “to not exist”), negative of अस्ति (asti, “exists”).
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedastika
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable