Bhrunahantri, Bhruna-hantri, Bhrūṇahantṛ: 3 definitions
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Bhrunahantri 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 Bhrūṇahantṛ can be transliterated into English as Bhrunahantr or Bhrunahantri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhrūṇahantṛ (भ्रूणहन्तृ).—m.
1) the killer of an embryo.
2) any mean murderer.
Bhrūṇahantṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhrūṇa and hantṛ (हन्तृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhrūṇahantṛ (भ्रूणहन्तृ).—[masculine] = bhrūṇaghna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhrūṇahantṛ (भ्रूणहन्तृ):—[=bhrūṇa-hantṛ] [from bhrūṇa] m. the killer of an embryo, any mean murderer, [Caraka]
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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