Annarthata, Annārthatā: 1 definition
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnnārthatā (अन्नार्थता):—f.
(-tā) or annārthatva n.
(-tvam) The concerning food; said of a religious act which does not concern the object or purpose of the sacrificer (comp. puruṣārthatva), but merely the consecration of the substance to be offered in sacrifice. E. annārtha, taddh. aff. tal or tva.
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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