Kshaura, Kṣaura: 13 definitions

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Kshaura means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.

Kshaura has 11 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Kṣaura can be transliterated into English as Ksaura or Kshaura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Kshaur.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Kṣaura (क्षौर):—(von kṣura)

1) n. das Abrasiren der Haare [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 924.] keśavamanārtapuraṃ pāṭaliputraṃ purīmahicchatrām . ditimaditiṃ ca smaratāṃ kṣauravidhau bhavati kalyāṇam .. [VṚDDHAGĀRGYA im Śabdakalpadruma] kṣauraṃ kṛtvā [Hitopadeśa 101, 6.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1326.] kṣaura und kṣauramantrāḥ [Sāyaṇa] zu [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 1, 2, 1] [?(pag. 274, ult. 275, 2).] —

2) f. ī Schermesser [Wilson’s Wörterbuch]

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Kṣaura (क्षौर):—

1) [Halāyudha 4, 36.] [KULĀRṆAVA 12, 85] [?(nach AUFRECHT). Spr. 4397. Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 98, 13.] kṣaure (wohl adj.) tu karmaṇi [12.] karman [Spr. 4140.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Kṣaura (क्षौर):——

1) Adj. mit dem Rasirmesser vorgenommen u.s.w. karman n. das Rasiren.

2) m. = kṣauramantra. —

3) *f. ī Rasirmesser.

4) n. das Rasiren. kṣauraṃ kar rasiren , kṣauraṃ kāray sich rasiren lassen [158,7.]

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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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