Sahara, Sāhāra, Shahara: 13 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSahara (सहर):—m. Nomen proprium eines Dānava [Harivaṃśa 14284] nach der Lesart der neueren Ausg.: saṃhara die ältere.
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Sahāra (सहार):—m.
1) proparox. = sahakāra (und auch daraus entstanden) eine Mango-Art [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 3, 139.] —
2) = mahāpralaya [Śabdakalpadruma] angeblich nach [Halāyudha,] [MONIER WILLIAMS] ohne Ang. einer Aut., fehlerhaft für saṃhāra .
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: Hara, Sha, Ca.
Starts with: Sahara millet, Sahara-dinu, Sahara-linu, Saharajaka, Saharaksha, Saharakshas, Saharambha, Saharana, Saharanapura, Saharanpur, Saharasa, Saharaumda, Saharaumdo, Shaharabajara, Shaharabatau, Shaharagunda, Shaharapanha.
Ends with (+18): Adhobhagadoshahara, Amshahara, Bhaikshahara, Bhakshitasheshahara, Bhanjyana-sahara, Bhikshahara, Dashahara, Doshahara, Hiranyakshahara, Jasahara, Kalikalushahara, Kalushahara, Kasahara, Mamsahara, Masahara, Nisahara, Nissahara, Nyasahara, Padisahara, Padisahara.
Full-text (+22): Shahar, Shahare, Sahara millet, Samhri, Shehara, Sahra, Sadadharasahakara, Samvri, Sadharana, Sahakara, Sadhukara, Samdhara, Shaphara, Shaharabajara, Sahari, Tinaka, Ash, Panicum turgidum, Tinka, Abhividhi.
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