Jnatadharmakatha, Jnatadharma-katha, Jñātādharmakathā: 4 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchJñātādharmakathā (ज्ञाताधर्मकथा):—f. Titel eines der 12 heiligen Bücher der Jaina [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 243.] — Zusammenges. aus jñāta, adharma und kathā; nach dem Schol. dagegen aus jñāta u. dharma mit Verlängerung des Auslautes im 1sten Worte.
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: Katha, Katta, Kata.
Starts with: Jnatadharmakathanga, Jnatadharmakathangasutra.
Full-text: Amtaha, Caitya, Dharmacarya, Bhoga, Pravrajya, Dvadashanga, Parityaga, Samavasarana, Mallikumaricaritra.
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