लोकायत

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

लोकायत  mfn.  mfn. ‘world-extended (?)’, materialistic
लोकायत  m.  m. a materialist, [Buddh.]; [Nīlak.]; [Āryav.] ( °ती-√ कृ P. -करोति, to consider as materialistic)
लोकायत  n.  n. ( scil. शास्त्र or मत or तन्त्र), materialism, the system of atheistical philosophy (taught by चार्वाक), [Prab.]; [Sarvad. &c.]

Shabda-Sagara

लोकायत  n.  ( -तं) The system of atheistical philosophy taught by Chārvāka.
E. लोक the world, आङ् before, यति to strive, aff. अच् .

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लोक आङ् यति अच् .