Caradravya, Cara-dravya: 2 definitions
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Caradravya 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCaradravya (चरद्रव्य).—movables, goods and chattels.
Derivable forms: caradravyam (चरद्रव्यम्).
Caradravya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cara and dravya (द्रव्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaradravya (चरद्रव्य):—[=cara-dravya] [from cara > car] n. [plural] ‘movables’, goods and chattels, [Horace H. Wilson]
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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Partial matches: Dravya, Cara.
Full-text: Cara.
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