Makaradamshtra, Makaradaṃṣṭrā: 5 definitions
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Makaradamshtra has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Makaradaṃṣṭrā can be transliterated into English as Makaradamstra or Makaradamshtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMakaradaṃṣṭrā (मकरदंष्ट्रा):—[(ma + daṃ)] f. Nomen proprium eines Frauenzimmers [Kathāsaritsāgara 12, 79.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMakaradaṃṣṭrā (मकरदंष्ट्रा):—f. N. eines Frauenzimmers.
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: Damshtra, Makara.
Full-text: Lohajangha, Rupinika.
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