Camaragrahini, Cāmaragrāhiṇī, Camara-grahini: 4 definitions
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Camaragrahini 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chamaragrahini.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCāmaragrāhiṇī (चामरग्राहिणी).—a waiting girl who carries in her hand a chowrie and waves it over the head of a king &c; पृष्ठे लीलावलयरणितं चामर- ग्राहिणीनाम् (pṛṣṭhe līlāvalayaraṇitaṃ cāmara- grāhiṇīnām) Bhartṛhari 3.61.
Cāmaragrāhiṇī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cāmara and grāhiṇī (ग्राहिणी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāmaragrāhiṇī (चामरग्राहिणी):—[=cāmara-grāhiṇī] [from cāmara] f. a female chowrie-bearer, [Kādambarī; Bhartṛhari iii, 67; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCāmaragrāhiṇi (ಚಾಮರಗ್ರಾಹಿಣಿ):—[noun] a female servant in a royal court, whose work is to fan the king or queen.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Grahini, Camara.
Full-text: Camaradharini, Camarigiti, Grahin.
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