Candravamshin, Candravaṃśin: 3 definitions

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Candravamshin 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 Candravaṃśin can be transliterated into English as Candravamsin or Candravamshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chandravamshin.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Candravamshin in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Candravaṃśin (चन्द्रवंशिन्).—m. (-śī) A member of the lunar dynasty. E. candravaṃśa and ini aff.

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

Candravaṃśin (चन्द्रवंशिन्):—[=candra-vaṃśin] [from candra > cand] m. one of the lunar dynasty, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Candravaṃśin (चन्द्रवंशिन्):—[candra-vaṃśin] (śī) 5. m. One of the moon race or lunar dynasty.

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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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