Chatraganda, Chātragaṇḍa, Chatra-ganda: 3 definitions

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Chatraganda 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chhatraganda.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Chātragaṇḍa (छात्रगण्ड).—an indifferent poetical scholar, knowing only the beginnings of stanzas.

Derivable forms: chātragaṇḍaḥ (छात्रगण्डः).

Chātragaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms chātra and gaṇḍa (गण्ड).

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

Chātragaṇḍa (छात्रगण्ड).—m.

(-ṇḍaḥ) An indifferent scholar in poetical composition; one citing imperfect portions only of a verse. E. chātraḥ gaṇḍaḥ iva .

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

Chātragaṇḍa (छात्रगण्ड):—[chātra-gaṇḍa] (ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. An indifferent scholar in poetical composition.

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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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