Asitagiri, Asita-giri: 1 definition
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Asitagiri 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsitagiri (असितगिरि).—'the blue mountain'; Name of a mountain. असितगिरिसमं स्यात् कज्जलं सिन्धुपात्रे । शिवमहिम्नस्तोत्र (asitagirisamaṃ syāt kajjalaṃ sindhupātre | śivamahimnastotra) of पुष्पदन्ताचार्य (puṣpadantācārya), and Dr. Gode's papers Vol. III. असितनगनितम्बश्यामभासा घनानाम् (asitanaganitambaśyāmabhāsā ghanānām) Ki.
Derivable forms: asitagiriḥ (असितगिरिः).
Asitagiri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asita and giri (गिरि). See also (synonyms): asitanaga.
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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