Vinayakacaturthi, Vināyakacaturthī: 4 definitions
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Vinayakacaturthi 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.
Vinayakacaturthi has 3 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vinayakachaturthi.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVināyakacaturthī (विनायकचतुर्थी):—Bez. eines best. vierten Tages, eines Festes zu Ehren Gaṇeśa’s, [Weber’s Verzeichniss 135,a,1.] avighna st. dessen [Oxforder Handschriften 34,a,35.]
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: Caturthi, Vinayaka.
Starts with: Vinayakacaturthivrata.
Ends with: Avighnavinayakacaturthi, Mahavinayakacaturthi.
Full-text: Vinayakacauti, Caturthivrata.
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