Caityavriksha, Caityavṛkṣa, Caitya-vriksha: 9 definitions
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Caityavriksha has 7 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Caityavṛkṣa can be transliterated into English as Caityavrksa or Caityavriksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaityavriksha.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchCaityavṛkṣa (चैत्यवृक्ष):—(caitya + vṛkṣa) m. = caityataru [Pariśiṣṭa des Atharvaveda] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 94 (73).] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 264.] [Mahābhārata 2, 945. 3, 661. 12, 2636.] [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 43, 9.] Ficus religiosa Lin. [Ratnamālā 190.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungCaityavṛkṣa (चैत्यवृक्ष):—m. —
1) = caityataru. —
2) *Ficus religiosa.
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: Vriksha, Caitya.
Full-text (+77): Anindita, Ratipriya, Hridayangama, Kimpurusha, Kinnarottama, Rupapali, Kimpurushottama, Kinnarakinnara, Ratishreshtha, Rupashalin, Caityataru, Kadamba, Caityadruma, Brahmarakshasa, Vighna, Bhima, Udaka, Vinayaka, Mahabhima, Rakshasarakshasa.
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