Arthopama, Arthopamā, Artha-upama: 4 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchArthopama (अर्थोपम):—(von artha + upamā) n. Sachgleichniss, d. h. ein solches Gleichniss, welches auch ohne das tertium comparationis verständlich ist: atha luptopamānyarthopamānītyācakṣate siṃho vyāghra iti pūjāyām [Yāska’s Nirukta 3, 18.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungArthopama (अर्थोपम):—n. ein selbstverständliches Gleichniss ohne Beifügung des tertium comparationis.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Artha, Upama.
Ends with: Anvarthopama, Vakyarthopama.
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