Kshuradhara, Kṣuradhāra, Kshura-dhara: 6 definitions
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Kshuradhara has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Kṣuradhāra can be transliterated into English as Ksuradhara or Kshuradhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKṣuradhāra (क्षुरधार):—(kṣura + dhārā) adj. so scharf wie die Schneide des Schermessers; subst. ein solches Schneidewerkzeug: vipāṭhāṃkṣuradhārān [Mahābhārata 4, 168.] tarati durgāṇi kṣuradhārāṃśca parvatān [13, 3259.] kṣuradhāreṇa kārmukam . cakarta [4. 2063.]
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Kṣuradhārā (क्षुरधारा):—(wie eben) f.
1) die Schneide eines Schermessers: kṣuradhārā viṣaṃ sarpo vahnirityekataḥ striyaḥ [Mahābhārata 13, 2230.] —
2) Name einer Hölle [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 119.]
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Kṣuradhārā (क्षुरधारा):—
2) pl. [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 21, 15.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKṣuradhāra (क्षुरधार):——
1) Adj. scharf wie die Schneide eines Scheermessers. —
2) m. ein solcher Pfeil.
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Kṣuradhārā (क्षुरधारा):—f. —
1) die Schneide eines Scheermessers. —
2) *eine best. Hölle (buddh.).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kshura, Dhara.
Starts with: Kshuradharabha, Kshuradharamarga.
Full-text: Kshuradhari, Ekatas, Cittacakra.
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