Shvarupadharin, Śvarūpadhārin, Shvarupa-dharin: 1 definition

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Shvarupadharin 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 Śvarūpadhārin can be transliterated into English as Svarupadharin or Shvarupadharin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shvarupadharin in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śvarūpadhārin (श्वरूपधारिन्):—[=śva-rūpa-dhārin] [from śva > śvan] mfn. wearing or having the form of a dog, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) Svarūpadhārin (स्वरूपधारिन्):—[=sva-rūpa-dhārin] [from sva-rūpa > sva] mfn. having one’s own form, [Mahābhārata]

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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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