Acchodan, Accha-udan: 1 definition

Introduction:

Acchodan 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 Achchhodan.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Acchodan (अच्छोदन्).—a. (i. e. acchod) [अच्छम् उदकं यस्य (accham udakaṃ yasya)] having clear water.

- Name of a river; एतेषां (eteṣāṃ) (agniṣvāttānāṃ) मानसी कन्या अच्छोदा नाम निम्नगा (mānasī kanyā acchodā nāma nimnagā) Harivaṃśa.

-daṃ Name of a lake on the Himālaya (mentioned in Kādambarī atimanoharam āhlādanaṃ dṛṣṭeḥ acchodaṃ nāma saro dṛṣṭavān |).

Acchodan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms accha and udan (उदन्).

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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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