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अम्पिट्ट

   { ampiṭṭa }
Script: Devanagari

अम्पिट्ट     

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AMPIṬṬA   A name for barbers. ‘Ampiṭṭa’ is derived from the Sanskrit word “Ambiṣṭhaḥ”. The word Ambiṣṭhaḥ means Physician. In olden days barbers were physicians also. Going about from house to house, they could easily practise both these professions. Since barbers practised physic also they were called Ambiṣṭhas. Ampiṭṭa is a corrupted form of Ambiṣṭha. (Dravidian Philology). Barbers sometimes style themselves as “Pandits”. It is on the basis of this that we have today, “All Kerala Pandit Sabha” and other similar names. There is a legend on the basis of which this community has assumed the title of “Pandit”. Long ago when Śrī Buddha was about to go to the forest for performing Tapas, thousands of people flocked together to have his darśana. Buddha wished to continue his journey after shaving his head. Buddha asked loudly whether anyone in the crowd was prepared to shave his head. Only a single man came forward cheerfully to do that work. Buddha turned to him and said: “My dear friend, you are the only Pandit in this crowd. You have the wisdom to understand that there is nothing disgraceful in shaving one's head.” He shaved Buddha's head. From that day his descendants came to be known as “Pandits”.

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अम्पिट्ट   હિલાલ્ શુક્લ પક્ષની શરુના ત્રણ-ચાર દિવસનો મુખ્યત   ନବୀକରଣଯୋଗ୍ୟ ନୂଆ ବା   વાહિની લોકોનો એ સમૂહ જેની પાસે પ્રભાવી કાર્યો કરવાની શક્તિ કે   સર્જરી એ શાસ્ત્ર જેમાં શરીરના   ન્યાસલેખ તે પાત્ર કે કાગળ જેમાં કોઇ વસ્તુને   બખૂબી સારી રીતે:"તેણે પોતાની જવાબદારી   ਆੜਤੀ ਅਪੂਰਨ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ   బొప్పాయిచెట్టు. అది ఒక   लोरसोर जायै जाय फेंजानाय नङा एबा जाय गंग्लायथाव नङा:"सिकन्दरनि खाथियाव पोरसा गोरा जायो   आनाव सोरनिबा बिजिरनायाव बिनि बिमानि फिसाजो एबा मादै   भाजप भाजपाची मजुरी:"पसरकार रोटयांची भाजणी म्हूण धा रुपया मागता   नागरिकता कुनै स्थान   ३।। कोटी   foreign exchange   foreign exchange assets   foreign exchange ban   foreign exchange broker   foreign exchange business   foreign exchange control   foreign exchange crisis   foreign exchange dealer's association of india   foreign exchange liabilities   foreign exchange loans   foreign exchange market   foreign exchange rate   foreign exchange regulations   foreign exchange reserve   foreign exchange reserves   foreign exchange risk   foreign exchange transactions   foreign goods   foreign government   foreign henna   foreign importer   foreign income   foreign incorporated bank   foreign instrument   foreign investment   foreign judgment   foreign jurisdiction   foreign law   foreign loan   foreign mail   foreign market   foreign matter   foreign minister   foreign mission   foreign nationals of indian origin   foreignness   foreign object   foreign office   foreign owned brokerage   foreign parties   foreign periodical   foreign policy   foreign port   foreign possessions   foreign post office   foreign public debt office   foreign publid debt   foreign remittance   foreign ruler   foreign section   foreign securities   foreign service   foreign state   foreign tariff schedule   foreign tourist   foreign trade   foreign trade multiplier   foreign trade policy   foreign trade register   foreign trade zone   foreign travel scheme   foreign value payable money order   foreign venture   foreimagine   fore-imagine   forejudge   fore-judge   foreknow   fore-know   foreknowledge   foreknown   forel   foreland   foreland shelf   forelimb   fore limb   forelock   foreman   foreman cum mechanical supervisor   foreman engineer   foremanship   foremast   fore-mentioned   foremilk   foremost   forename   
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