Candrikapayin, Candrikāpāyin, Candrika-payin: 6 definitions

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Candrikapayin 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Candrikāpāyin (चन्द्रिकापायिन्).—m. the Chakora bird.

Candrikāpāyin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms candrikā and pāyin (पायिन्).

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

Candrikāpāyin (चन्द्रिकापायिन्).—m. (-yī) The Chakora or hill partridge. E. candrikā and pāyin who drinks. candrikāṃ pibati pā-ṇini .

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

Candrikāpāyin (चन्द्रिकापायिन्):—[=candrikā-pāyin] [from candrikā > cand] m. ‘moonlight drinker’, the Cakora bird, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Candrikāpāyin (चन्द्रिकापायिन्):—[candrikā-pāyi-n] (yī) 5. m. A chātaka.

[Sanskrit to German]

Candrikapayin 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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