Cauroddhartri, Cauroddhartṛ, Caura-uddhartri: 2 definitions

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Cauroddhartri 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 Cauroddhartṛ can be transliterated into English as Cauroddhartr or Cauroddhartri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chauroddhartri.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Cauroddhartri in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cauroddhartṛ (चौरोद्धर्तृ).—m. the officer charged with the pursuit of thieves, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 271.

Cauroddhartṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms caura and uddhartṛ (उद्धर्तृ).

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

Cauroddhartṛ (चौरोद्धर्तृ):—[from caura] m. idem, [Yājñavalkya ii, 271.]

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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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