nastika

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nastika

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Borrowed from Sanskrit नास्तिक (nāstika, “heterodox”), from नस्ति (nasti, “to not exist”), negative of अस्ति (asti, “exists”).

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Hinduism, uncountable Not astika.
uncountable See astika for more.

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@misc{nastika_2026,
  title = {nastika},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nastika},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}