Gardhraprishta, Gārdhrapṛṣṭa, Gardhra-prishta: 1 definition
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Gardhraprishta means something in 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.
The Sanskrit term Gārdhrapṛṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Gardhraprsta or Gardhraprishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGārdhrapṛṣṭa (गार्ध्रपृष्ट):—[=gārdhra-pṛṣṭa] [from gārdhra > gārddhya] for (gārdhra-spṛṣṭa; in Prākṛt geddha-paṭṭhaga), ‘touched (id est. seized) by vultures’, a kind of death not sanctioned by the Jainas (probably with reference to the Pārsī custom of exposing corpses to vultures).
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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