Varahamihira, Varāhamihira, Varaha-mihira: 7 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVarāhamihira (वराहमिहिर):—m. Nomen proprium eines Astronomen, Sohnes des Ādityadāsa, [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 47, 2. 54, 125. 86, 4. 104, 64.] [BṚH. 28 (26), 9.] [SĀRĀVALĪ] bei [UTPALA] zu [BṚH. 7, 13.] [NAVAPR.] bei [Kāvya-Saṅgraha S. 1.] [Pañcatantra 50, 20. fg.]
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: Mihira, Varaha.
Starts with: Varahamihirahora, Varahamihirasamhita.
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