Vajrahasta, Vajrahastā: 13 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVajrahasta (वज्रहस्त):—
1) adj. den Donnerkeil in der Hand haltend: Indra [Ṛgveda 1, 173, 10. 2, 12, 13. 19, 2. 6, 22, 5.] Indra-Agni [1, 109, 8.] die Marut [8, 7, 32. Śiva] [Śivanāmasahasra] —
2) f. ā a) Name einer der [9] Samidh [GṚHYAS. 1, 27.] — b) Nomen proprium einer buddhistischen Göttin [WILSON, Sel. Works II, 39.] [KĀLACAKRA 1, 119.]
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: Vajra, Hasta.
Full-text: Vinayaditya, Bhupendravarman, Asma, Kamarnava, Ruru, Gundama, Mahavira, Niddham, Vajra, Sarvadeva, Balabhadrasvamin.
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