Kshatravidya, Kṣatravidyā, Kshatra-vidya: 5 definitions
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Kshatravidya has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Kṣatravidyā can be transliterated into English as Ksatravidya or Kshatravidya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKṣatravidyā (क्षत्रविद्या):—(kṣatra + vidyā) f. die Wissenschaft des Herrscherstandes [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 60, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 4.] gaṇa ṛyaganādi zu [?4, 3, 73. Chāndogyopaniṣad 7, 1, 2. 4. Nach ] = dhanurveda . — Vgl. kṣatraveda .
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Kṣātravidya (क्षात्रविद्य):—adj. von kṣatravidyā [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 61, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 4.] gaṇa ṛgayanādi zu [4, 3, 73.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKṣatravidyā (क्षत्रविद्या):—f. die Wissenschaft des Herrscherstandes.
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Kṣātravidya (क्षात्रविद्य):—Adj. von kṣatravidyā.
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: Kshatra, Vidya.
Ends with: Nakshatravidya.
Full-text: Kshatraveda.
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