Anritavadana, Anṛtavadana, Anrita-vadana: 3 definitions

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Anritavadana 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 Anṛtavadana can be transliterated into English as Anrtavadana or Anritavadana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anṛtavadana (अनृतवदन).—lying, falsehood.

Derivable forms: anṛtavadanam (अनृतवदनम्).

Anṛtavadana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anṛta and vadana (वदन). See also (synonyms): anṛtabhāṣaṇa, anṛtākhyāna.

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

Anṛtavadana (अनृतवदन):—[=an-ṛta-vadana] [from an-ṛta] n. speaking falsehood, lying.

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

Anṛtavadana (अनृतवदन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) Speaking an untruth, lying. E. anṛta and vadana.

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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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