Dirghatva, Dīrghatva, Dirgha-tva: 5 definitions
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Dirghatva means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDīrghatva (दीर्घत्व):—(von dīrgha) n. Länge [Prātiśākha zum Atharvaveda 4, 119.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 7, 16.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDīrghatva (दीर्घत्व):—n. Nom.abstr. zu dīrgha 1)b) und c).
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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Ends with: Phaladirghatva.
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Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 7.1.17 (Length and shortness do not exist in length and shortness) < [Chapter 1 - Of Colour, Taste, Smell, and Touch, and Magnitude]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
1. Debate with the Realist < [Part 12 - Non-existence of the outer object]
Part 5 - Explanation of the word ‘samaye’ < [Chapter II - Evam Mayā Śrutam Ekasmin Samaye]
Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali (by Ganganatha Jha)
Text 86: On Dimension (Parimāṇa) < [Chapter 6a - On Qualities]