Unaratra, Ūnarātra, Una-ratra: 4 definitions
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Unaratra 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 WörterbuchŪnarātra (ऊनरात्र):—m. die fehlende Nacht (der halbe Tag, um den der lunare Monat kürzer als der solare ist); pl. die überschüssigen lunaren Tage in einem Yuga, die man ausscheiden muss, um die richtigen solaren Tage zu erhalten, [UTPALA] zu [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 2,] [S. 4.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungŪnarātra (ऊनरात्र):—m. und rātri f. Pl. die überschüssigen lunaren Tage in einem Yuga , die man ausscheiden muss , um die richtigen solaren Tage zu erhalten.
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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