Lilacatura, Līlācatura, Lila-catura: 2 definitions
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Lilacatura 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 Lilachatura.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLīlācatura (लीलाचतुर).—a. sportively charming; तां वीक्ष्य लीला- चतुरामनङ्गः स्वचापसौन्दर्यमदं मुमोच (tāṃ vīkṣya līlā- caturāmanaṅgaḥ svacāpasaundaryamadaṃ mumoca) Kumārasambhava 1.47.
Līlācatura is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms līlā and catura (चतुर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLīlācatura (लीलाचतुर):—[=līlā-catura] [from līlā] mfn. sportively charming, [Kumāra-sambhava]
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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