Pashcimottara, Paścimottarā, Pashcima-uttara, Paścimottara: 7 definitions
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Pashcimottara has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Paścimottarā and Paścimottara can be transliterated into English as Pascimottara or Pashcimottara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pashchimottara.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPaścimottara (पश्चिमोत्तर):—(pa + uttara) adj. nordwestlich [Amarakoṣa 2, 1, 7.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 952.] rasyām (sc. diśi) im Nordwesten [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 14, 22.] re dass. [53, 35.] dikpati der Herr des Nordwestens, der Gott des Windes, Wind [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 170.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPaścimottara (पश्चिमोत्तर):—Adj. (f. ā) nordwestlich. re ([Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,137,8]). ratas ([ebend.1,801,18]) und rasyām (sc. diśi) im Nordwesten.
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: Pashcima, Uttara.
Starts with: Pashcimottaradikpati, Pashcimottarapurva.
Full-text (+8): Shadamnaya, Pashcimottarapurva, Paccatthimuttara, Vidish, Dish, Pacchimuttara, Strirajya, Ashmaka, Tushara, Phalguluka, Venumati, Halada, Nrisimhavana, Hala, Phalgu, Guluha, Marukucca, Marukuccha, Nrisimha, Hada.
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