Bhagirathaprayatna, Bhagīrathaprayatna, Bhagiratha-prayatna: 4 definitions
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Bhagirathaprayatna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhagīrathaprayatna (भगीरथप्रयत्न).—m (S bhagīratha Name of a king, prayatna Exertion. This king is fabled to have brought the river Bhagirathi or Ganges from heaven.) A term for any prodigious and marvelous effort or exertion; a Herculean feat.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbhagīratha-prayatna (भगीरथ-प्रयत्न).—m A term for any prodigi- ous and marvellous effort.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhagīrathaprayatna (भगीरथप्रयत्न).—the path or effort of Bhagīratha, used figuratively to denote any great or Herculean effort.
Derivable forms: bhagīrathaprayatnaḥ (भगीरथप्रयत्नः).
Bhagīrathaprayatna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhagīratha and prayatna (प्रयत्न). See also (synonyms): bhagīrathapatha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhagīrathaprayatna (भगीरथप्रयत्न):—[=bhagīratha-prayatna] [from bhagīratha > bhaj] ([Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]) m. ‘Bh°’s path or labour’, Name of any Herculean effort or exertion.
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: Bhagiratha, Prayatna.
Full-text: Pakirata-pirayattinam, Bhagiratha, Bhagirathapatha.
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