Annavahisrotas, Annavāhisrotas: 3 definitions
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Annavahisrotas 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnnavāhisrotas (अन्नवाहिस्रोतस्).—n.
(-taḥ) The œsophagus. E. anna, and vāhi what conveys, srotas canal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnnavāhisrotas (अन्नवाहिस्रोतस्):—[=anna-vāhi-srotas] [from anna] n. the oesophagus, gullet.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnnavāhisrotas (अन्नवाहिस्रोतस्):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-taḥ) (In Medicine.) The œso-phagus, the gullet. E. anna-vāhin and srotas.
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: Srotas.
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