Jarapushta, Jarāpuṣṭa, Jara-pushta: 6 definitions

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Jarapushta 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.

The Sanskrit term Jarāpuṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Jarapusta or Jarapushta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Jarapushta in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jarāpuṣṭa (जरापुष्ट).—=

Jarāpuṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jarā and puṣṭa (पुष्ट).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jarāpuṣṭa (जरापुष्ट).—m.

(-ṣṭaḥ) A proper name: see jarāsandha. E. jara a female Rakshasi, and puṣṭa fostered; assisted at his birth by a demon.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jarāpuṣṭa (जरापुष्ट):—[=jarā-puṣṭa] [from jarā > jara] m. ‘fostered by Jarā’, Jarā-saṃdha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jarāpuṣṭa (जरापुष्ट):—[jarā-puṣṭa] (ṣṭaḥ) 1. m. Jarāsandha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jarapushta in German

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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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