Dadhidhenu, Dadhi-dhenu: 4 definitions
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Dadhidhenu 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDadhidhenu (दधिधेनु).—f. a cow represented by दधि (dadhi) (offered to priests); Bhāva. P.2 168.
Derivable forms: dadhidhenuḥ (दधिधेनुः).
Dadhidhenu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dadhi and dhenu (धेनु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDadhidhenu (दधिधेनु).—f.
(-nuḥ) A quantity of curds given away at any sacrifice. E. dadhi, and dhenu a cow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDadhidhenu (दधिधेनु):—[=dadhi-dhenu] [from dadhi > dadh] f. a cow represented by dadhi (offered to priests), [Varāha-purāṇa cvi; Bhaviṣya-purāṇa, khaṇḍa 1 & 2: bhaviṣya-purāṇa & bhaviṣyottara-purāṇa ii, 168.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDadhidhenu (दधिधेनु):—[dadhi-dhenu] (nuḥ) 2. f. A quantity of curds given away at a sacrifice.
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: Dhenu, Dadhi, Tenu.
Full-text: Dhenu.
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