Dhanagupta: 4 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDhanagupta (धनगुप्त):—(dhana + gupta, mit Umstellung der beiden Theile) adj. der sein Geld sorgfältig hütet; m. Nomen proprium eines Kaufmannssohnes [Pañcatantra 137, 18.] Davon nom. abstr. guptatā [138, 23.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDhanagupta (धनगुप्त):—Adj. der sein Geld verwahrt (d. i. nicht verschenkt und nicht geniesst). Nom.abstr. tā f. Richtig ware guptadhana und tā
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: Gupta, Dhana, Tana.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.32 < [Section X - The ‘Naming Ceremony’ (nāmadheya)]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LIV < [Book IX - Alaṅkāravatī]