Retra: 7 definitions
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Retra 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchRetra (रेत्र):—n. = retas, pīyūpa, paṭavāsa, sūtaka [Śabdakalpadruma] nach [Medinīkoṣa]; semen virile; quicksilver; nectar or ambrosia; perfumed or aromatic powder, pulvilio [WILSON] nach [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha]; die gedruckten Ausgaben geben diese Bedd. (vetas st. retas und sūtraka st. sūtaka [Medinīkoṣa]) dem Worte vetra .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungRetra (रेत्र):—n. v.l. für vetra.
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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Ends with: Pairetra.
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