Lokadhatri, Lokadhātṛ, Loka-dhatri: 3 definitions
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Lokadhatri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Lokadhātṛ can be transliterated into English as Lokadhatr or Lokadhatri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLokadhātṛ (लोकधातृ).—m. an epithet of Śiva.
Lokadhātṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loka and dhātṛ (धातृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokadhātṛ (लोकधातृ).—[masculine] the creator of the world (Śiva).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lokadhātṛ (लोकधातृ):—[=loka-dhātṛ] [from loka > lok] m. creator of the w° (Name of Śiva), [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] f. (trī) Name of the earth (?), [Caṇḍa-kauśika] (perhaps for -dhartrī; cf. next).
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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