Dantoshthaka, Dantoṣṭhaka: 3 definitions

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Dantoshthaka 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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The Sanskrit term Dantoṣṭhaka can be transliterated into English as Dantosthaka or Dantoshthaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Dantoṣṭhaka (दन्तोष्ठक):—(von danta + oṣṭha) adj. der auf Zähne und Lippen Sorgfalt wendet [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 66,] [Scholiast]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Dantoṣṭhaka (दन्तोष्ठक):—Adj. auf Zähne und Lippen Sorgfalt verwendend.

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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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