Mohanagriha, Mohanagṛha, Mohana-griha: 1 definition
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Mohanagriha 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 Mohanagṛha can be transliterated into English as Mohanagrha or Mohanagriha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMohanagṛha (मोहनगृह).—*** a delusive chamber; गूढभित्तिसंचारं मोहनगृहं तन्मध्ये वा वासगृहम् (gūḍhabhittisaṃcāraṃ mohanagṛhaṃ tanmadhye vā vāsagṛham) Kau. A.1.2.
Derivable forms: mohanagṛham (मोहनगृहम्).
Mohanagṛha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mohana and gṛha (गृह).
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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