Bahutrina, Bahutṛṇa, Bahu-trina: 5 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Bahutṛṇa can be transliterated into English as Bahutrna or Bahutrina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Bahutṛṇa (बहुतृण) refers to 1) “worthless” or 2) “abounding in grass”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 22.137. [...] Cf. Māgha 2.50. For a similar construction see Haravijaya 45.55.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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[«previous next»] — Bahutrina in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bahutṛṇa (बहुतृण).—anything much like grass; (hence) what is unimportant or contemptible; निदर्शनम- साराणां लघुर्बहुतृणं नरः (nidarśanama- sārāṇāṃ laghurbahutṛṇaṃ naraḥ) Śiśupālavadha 2.5; N.22.137.

2) abounding in grass.

Derivable forms: bahutṛṇam (बहुतृणम्).

Bahutṛṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and tṛṇa (तृण). See also (synonyms): bahītṛṇa.

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

1) Bahutṛṇa (बहुतृण):—[=bahu-tṛṇa] [from bahu > bah] mfn. abounding in grass, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] n. much like g°, almost g°, a mere blade of g°, [Bhartṛhari; Śiśupāla-vadha]

3) [v.s. ...] m. Saccharum Munjia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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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