Kirat: 4 definitions
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Kirat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKirat (किरत्).—mfn. (-ran-rantī-rat) 1. Scattering, spreading. 2. Lighting, shedding light. E. kṝ to scatter śatṛ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kirat (किरत्):—[from kir] mfn. ([present participle]) scattering, spreading
2) [v.s. ...] pouring out, [Amaru-śataka]
3) [v.s. ...] throwing (as arrows), [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] strewing, pouring over, filling with, [Mahābhārata etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKirat (किरत्):—[(ran-rantī-rat) p.] Scattering.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKirat in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) an ancient Indian tribe..—kirat (किरात) is alternatively transliterated as Kirāta.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+13): Kirata, Kiratabhartri, Kirataka, Kiratakaddi, Kiratakan, Kiratakavyadurghata, Kirataki, Kiratakula, Kiratalipi, Kiratam, Kiratamurti, Kiratamurtti, Kiratarishi, Kiratarjuniya, Kiratasati, Kiratashin, Kiratatikta, Kiratatiktadigana, Kiratatiktah, Kiratatiktaka.
Ends with: Vikirat.
Full-text: Kirata, Rai, Kathmandu, Kimpurusha.
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