Agrayodhin, Agra-yodhin: 6 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Agrayodhin (अग्रयोधिन्).—[agre sthitvā yudhyate] the principal hero, champion राक्षसानां वधे तेषां °धी भविष्यति (rākṣasānāṃ vadhe teṣāṃ °dhī bhaviṣyati) Rām.; so °वीर (vīra); कर्मसु चाग्रवीरः (karmasu cāgravīraḥ).

Agrayodhin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agra and yodhin (योधिन्).

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

Agrayodhin (अग्रयोधिन्).—m. a champion, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 21, 12.

Agrayodhin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agra and yodhin (योधिन्).

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

1) Agrayodhin (अग्रयोधिन्):—[=agra-yodhin] [from agra] m. the foremost man or leader in a fight

2) [v.s. ...] a champion.

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

Agrayodhin (अग्रयोधिन्):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-dhī) The leader of a combat. E. agra and yodhin.

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Agrayodhin 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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