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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhāravāhin (भारवाहिन्).—m. (-hī) A porter. E. bhāra and vāhin who bears.

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

Bhāravāhin (भारवाहिन्).—[adjective] & [masculine] = [preceding]

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

Bhāravāhin (भारवाहिन्):—[=bhāra-vāhin] [from bhāra] mfn. idem, [Hitopadeśa; Suśruta]

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

Bhāravāhin (भारवाहिन्):—[bhāra-vāhin] (hī) 5. m. A portion.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bharavahin in German

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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.

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Bhāravāhin refers to: “burdenbearer,” one who carries an office or has a responsibility A. IV, 24 (said of a bhikkhu).

Note: bhāravāhin is a Pali compound consisting of the words bhāra and vāhin.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Partial matches: Bhara, Vahin.

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