Sektri, Sektṛ: 7 definitions
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Sektri 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 Sektṛ can be transliterated into English as Sektr or Sektri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySektṛ (सेक्तृ).—a. (-ktrī f.) One who sprinkles &c. -m.
1) A sprinkler; impregnator.
2) A husband.
3) A waterbearer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySektṛ (सेक्तृ).—mfn. (-ktā-ktrī-ktṛ) Sprinkling, aspergent, who or what sprinkles. m.
(-ktā) A husband. E. ṣic to sprinkle, aff. tṛc .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySektṛ (सेक्तृ).—i. e. sic + tṛ, I. m., f. trī, and n. Who or what sprinkles. Ii. m. A husband.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySektṛ (सेक्तृ).—[masculine] who sprinkles or impregnates.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sektṛ (सेक्तृ):—[from seka] mfn. sprinkling, a sprinkler, [Ṛg-veda iii, 32, 15]
2) [v.s. ...] one who impregnates, impregnator (of cows or horses), [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti on Manu-smṛti iii, 150]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a husband, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySektṛ (सेक्तृ):—[(ktā-ktrī-ktṛ) a.] Sprinkling. m. A husband.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sektṛ (सेक्तृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Seu.
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: Bijasektri, Pindasektri, Retahsektri, Upasektri.
Full-text: Bijasektri, Seu, Upasektri, Retahsektri, Pindasektri.
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