Bisagranthi, Bisa-granthi: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBisagranthi (बिसग्रन्थि).—
1) a knot on the stalk of a lotus (used for filtering water)
2) a particular disease of the eyes.
Derivable forms: bisagranthiḥ (बिसग्रन्थिः).
Bisagranthi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bisa and granthi (ग्रन्थि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bisagranthi (बिसग्रन्थि):—[=bisa-granthi] [from bisa > vis] m. a knot on a l°-stalk, [Mahābhārata] (used for filtering or clearing water, [Suśruta])
2) [v.s. ...] a [particular] disease of the eyes, [Suśruta]
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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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