Gaveshthin, Gaveṣṭhin: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Gaveṣṭhin can be transliterated into English as Gavesthin or Gaveshthin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGaveṣṭhin (गवेष्ठिन्):—m. Nomen proprium eines Dānava [Harivaṃśa 197.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGaveṣṭhin (गवेष्ठिन्):—m. Nomen proprium eines Dānava.
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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