Deva-cchanda, Devacchanda, Devacchamda: 6 definitions
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Deva-cchanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
Deva-cchanda has 4 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Devachchhanda.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDevacchanda (देवच्छन्द):—(deva + chanda) m. ein Perlenschmuck von 100 Schnüren [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 3, 6.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 658.] aus 81 Schnüren [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 82 (80,b),32.] nach Andern aus 103 ( [COLEBR.] und [Loiseleur Deslongchamps] zu [Amarakoṣa] [Wilson’s Wörterbuch]) oder 108 [?(Śabdakalpadruma).]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDevacchanda (देवच्छन्द):—m. —
1) ein Perlenschmuck aus 81 (*100 , *103 oder *108) Schnüren [Pañcadaṇḍacchattrabandha] —
2) von unbekannter Bed. [Hemacandra's Pariśiṣṭaparvan 1,33.]
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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