Kirata, Kirāta, Kirāṭa: 34 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKirāta (किरात):—
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Kirāṭa (किराट):—s. jala; kirāṭī und kirāṭikā s. go .
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Kirāta (किरात):—
1) a) pl. [DAŚAR. 2, 42.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 1, 5. 15.] [Raghuvaṃśa 4, 76.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 5, 35. 80. 9, 35. 32, 19. 22.] nṛpati [Spr. 1772.] [Oxforder Handschriften 339,a,6. 340,a,3.] bhartar [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 9, 17.] pārthiva [11, 54.] kirāta sg. der Fürst der Kirāta [11, 60.] Vgl. Καλατίαι [HEROD. 3, 38.] — b) [Halāyudha 2, 456.] —
2) a) [Spr. 4349.]
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Kirāṭa (किराट):—m. bei [UTPALA] oft als Umschreibung von vaṇij Kaufmann: in dieser Bed. wohl [Rājataraṅgiṇī 8, 132.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKirāṭa (किराट):—m. Kaufmann.
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Kirāta (किरात):——
1) m. — a) Pl. Nomen proprium eines verachteten , von der Jagd lebenden Gebirgsvolks. In der Umgebung eines Fürsten [299,27] Etymologie: wilden Schweinen nachsetzend). Sg. ein Individuum ([Indische sprüche 7814]) und ein Fürst dieses Volkes. — b) *Zwerg. — c) *Pferdehirt. — d) Agathotes Chirayta. —
2) f. kirātī — a) ein weibliches Individuum der Kirāta (ein solches pflegt den Fliegenwedel eines Fürsten zu tragen). — b) *Kupplerin. — c) Beiname — α) der Durgā. — β) *der Gaṅgā , sowohl der irdischen als auch der himmlischen.
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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Starts with (+2): Kiratabhartri, Kirataka, Kiratakaddi, Kiratakan, Kiratakavyadurghata, Kirataki, Kiratakula, Kiratalipi, Kiratam, Kiratamurti, Kiratamurtti, Kiratarishi, Kiratarjuniya, Kiratasati, Kiratashin, Kiratatikta, Kiratatiktadigana, Kiratatiktah, Kiratatiktaka, Kiratavade.
Ends with: Ambukirata, Gokirata, Jalakirata, Kaimkirata, Kimkirata, Kinkirata, Kubjakirata, Mayakirata, Parthakirata, Rupakirata.
Full-text (+110): Kairata, Kiratatikta, Kirataka, Jalakirata, Kairataka, Kiratarjuniya, Ambukirata, Kiratashin, Kirita, Naragraha, Shaktirakshita, Kirati, Kiratakula, Hemajata, Kiratam, Kiratini, Marjaliya, Kimkirata, Kiratakaddi, Kiratamurti.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XXXIX < [Kairata Parva]
Section CXI < [Jayadratha-Vadha Parva]
Section IV < [Sabhakriya Parva]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter LXXXIII - Worship of kandara alias mangala < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Chapter LXXXIII - Story of the miserly kirata < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter LXXVII - Deliberation of karkati < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
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Chapter 5 - Meritoriousness of Devotion to Śiva < [Section 1 - Kedāra-khaṇḍa]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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