Dhanyacaura, Dhānyacaura, Dhanya-caura: 3 definitions
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Dhanyacaura 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dhanyachaura.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhānyacaura (धान्यचौर).—a stealer of corn; धान्यचौरोऽङ्गहीनत्वम् (dhānyacauro'ṅgahīnatvam) Manusmṛti 11.5.
Derivable forms: dhānyacauraḥ (धान्यचौरः).
Dhānyacaura is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhānya and caura (चौर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhānyacaura (धान्यचौर).—[masculine] a stealer of grain.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhānyacaura (धान्यचौर):—[=dhānya-caura] [from dhānya > dhā] m. a stealer of corn, [Manu-smṛti xi, 50.]
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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