Bhutacaturdashi, Bhūtacaturdaśī, Bhuta-caturdashi: 5 definitions

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Bhutacaturdashi 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 Bhūtacaturdaśī can be transliterated into English as Bhutacaturdasi or Bhutacaturdashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Bhutachaturdashi.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Bhūtacaturdaśī (भूतचतुर्दशी).—the fourteenth day of the dark half of Kārtika.

Bhūtacaturdaśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhūta and caturdaśī (चतुर्दशी).

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

Bhūtacaturdaśī (भूतचतुर्दशी).—f. (-śī) The fourteenth day of the second half of Kartic.

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

Bhūtacaturdaśī (भूतचतुर्दशी):—[=bhūta-caturdaśī] [from bhūta > bhū] f. the 14th day in the dark half of the month Kārttika (consecrated to Yama), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Bhutacaturdashi 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.

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