Dvadasharatra, Dvādaśarātra: 4 definitions
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Dvadasharatra has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Dvādaśarātra can be transliterated into English as Dvadasaratra or Dvadasharatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDvādaśarātra (द्वादशरात्र):—1. (dvādaśan + rātri) n. ein Zeitraum von zwölf Nächten (Tagen) [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1, 8. 22. 4, 4.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 41. 126.]
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Dvādaśarātra (द्वादशरात्र):—2. (wie eben) adj. zwölf Nächte (Tage) dauernd [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 23, 5, 34. 24, 1, 2.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDvādaśarātra (द्वादशरात्र):—1. n. ein Zeitraum von zwölf Tagen.
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Dvādaśarātra (द्वादशरात्र):—2. Adj. zwölf Tage dauernd.
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: Ratra, Dvadasha.
Ends with: Kricchradvadasharatra.
Full-text: Kricchradvadasharatra, Bubhusha, Kricchratikricchra.
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