Didhishupati, Didhiṣūpati, Didhishu-pati, Didhīṣūpati: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Didhiṣūpati and Didhīṣūpati can be transliterated into English as Didhisupati or Didhishupati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDidhiṣūpati (दिधिषूपति):—m. —
1) der Gatte einer Wittwe , insbes. der des Bruders [Kāṭhaka (weber) 31,7.] —
2) der Mann einer älteren Schwester , wenn diese nach einer jüngeren heirathet , [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra] [Āpastamba’s Dharmasūtra] [Mahābhārata 12,34,4.]
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: Didhishu, Pati.
Full-text: Didhishupapati, Dadhishupati.
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