Brahmapavitra, Brahman-pavitra: 4 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Brahmapavitra (ब्रह्मपवित्र).—the Kuśa grass.

Derivable forms: brahmapavitraḥ (ब्रह्मपवित्रः).

Brahmapavitra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and pavitra (पवित्र).

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

Brahmapavitra (ब्रह्मपवित्र):—[=brahma-pavitra] [from brahma > brahman] n. Kuśa grass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Brahmapavitra 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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