Dvadashasahasra, Dvādaśasāhasra, Dvadashan-sahasra: 6 definitions
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Dvadashasahasra 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.
Dvadashasahasra has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Dvādaśasāhasra can be transliterated into English as Dvadasasahasra or Dvadashasahasra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDvādaśasāhasra (द्वादशसाहस्र):—(dvādaśan + sahasra) adj. f. ī aus 12000 (Jahren) bestehend [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 71. 79.] [Mahābhārata 3, 12831.] [Harivaṃśa 515.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDvādaśasāhasra (द्वादशसाहस्र):—Adj. ( ī) aus 12000 bestehend [Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 46,31.]
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: Dvadasha, Sahasra.
Starts with: Dvadashasahasraka.
Full-text: Dashasahasra, Daivayuga.
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