Grihakanya, Gṛhakanyā, Griha-kanya: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Gṛhakanyā can be transliterated into English as Grhakanya or Grihakanya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGṛhakanyā (गृहकन्या):—(gṛha + kanyā) f. Aloe perfoliata Lin. (ghṛtakumārī) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. kanyakā .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGṛhakanyā (गृहकन्या):—f. Aloe perfoliata [Rājan 5,45.] [Bhāvaprakāśa 2,99.]
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: Griha, Kanya.
Full-text (+4): Ambudhisrava, Ajara, Amara, Kapila, Grihakumari, Sthuladala, Sukantaka, Vipulasrava, Sthaleruha, Taruni, Kanya, Mridu, Kanyaka, Bhringeshta, Kantakapravrita, Brahmaghni, Rama, Bahupattra, Ajarara, Dirghapatrika.
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