Arishtasudana, Ariṣṭasūdana, Arishta-sudana: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ariṣṭasūdana can be transliterated into English as Aristasudana or Arishtasudana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAriṣṭasūdana (अरिष्टसूदन).—m. killer of Ariṣṭa, epithet of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: ariṣṭasūdanaḥ (अरिष्टसूदनः).
Ariṣṭasūdana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ariṣṭa and sūdana (सूदन). See also (synonyms): ariṣṭahan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAriṣṭasūdana (अरिष्टसूदन).—m.
(-naḥ) A name of Krishna or Vishnu. E. ariṣṭa the Asur so named, and sūdana who destroys; having killed the demon Arishta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAriṣṭasūdana (अरिष्टसूदन):—[=a-riṣṭa-sūdana] [from a-riṣṭa > a-riṣaṇya] m. (= -mathana q.v.) Name of Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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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Partial matches: Arishta, Sudana.
Full-text: Arishtahan.
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