Grihakacchapa, Gṛhakacchapa, Griha-kacchapa: 7 definitions

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Grihakacchapa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

Grihakacchapa has 5 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Gṛhakacchapa can be transliterated into English as Grhakacchapa or Grihakacchapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Grihakachchhapa.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Grihakacchapa in Sanskrit glossary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Gṛhakacchapa (गृहकच्छप):—(gṛha + ka) m. ein zum Zermahlen dienender Stein (in der Form einer Schildkröte) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 3, 5.] [Hārāvalī 122.] [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. gṛhāśman .

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Gṛhakacchapa (गृहकच्छप):—[Z. 2] lies Schildkrötenschale.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Gṛhakacchapa (गृहकच्छप):—m. ein zum Zermahlen dienender Stein.

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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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