Alternative spellings of this word include Chhatradhara.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Chatradhara (छत्रधर) or Chatradhāra (छत्रधार).—the bearer of an umbrella.

Derivable forms: chatradharaḥ (छत्रधरः), chatradhāraḥ (छत्रधारः).

Chatradhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms chatra and dhara (धर).

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

Chatradhāra (छत्रधार).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) Bearing a parasol, having or possessing one. E. chatra and dhara who has or holds, affix ac or aṇ; also chatradhara, chatradhāraka, and chatradhārin . chatraṃ dharati dhārayati vā ac aṇ vā .

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

Chatradhāra (छत्रधार):—[chatra-dhāra] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Bearing a parasol.

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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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Partial matches: Chatra, Dhara.

Starts with: Chatradharana.

Full-text: Chatradharin, Chatradharini.

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