Amritanandana, Amṛtanandana, Amrita-nandana: 1 definition
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Amritanandana 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 Amṛtanandana can be transliterated into English as Amrtanandana or Amritanandana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAmṛtanandana (अमृतनन्दन).—A pavilion with 58 pillars (Matsya P.27.8.).
Derivable forms: amṛtanandanaḥ (अमृतनन्दनः).
Amṛtanandana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amṛta and nandana (नन्दन).
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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Partial matches: Amrita, Nandana.
Starts with: Amritanandanatha.
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