Bijotkrashtri, Bījotkraṣṭṛ: 2 definitions

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Bijotkrashtri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Bījotkraṣṭṛ can be transliterated into English as Bijotkrastr or Bijotkrashtri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Bijotkrashtri in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bījotkraṣṭṛ (बीजोत्क्रष्टृ).—[masculine] the extractor of seed- (i.e. of good) corn (scil. in selling, while the rest is bad).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bījotkraṣṭṛ (बीजोत्क्रष्टृ):—[from bīja] m. one who picks out (a few good) grains (to make a person think the rest is equally good), [Manu-smṛti ix, 291.]

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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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