Chayabhrit, Chāyābhṛt: 5 definitions

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Chayabhrit 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 Chāyābhṛt can be transliterated into English as Chayabhrt or Chayabhrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chhayabhrit.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Chayabhrit in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chāyābhṛt (छायाभृत्).—m. (-bhṛt) Chandra or the moon. E. chāyā light, and bhṛt who possesses.

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

Chāyābhṛt (छायाभृत्):—[=chāyā-bhṛt] [from chāyā > chāya] m. ‘bearing a (hare’s) image’, the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Chāyābhṛt (छायाभृत्):—[chāyā-bhṛt] (t) 5. m. The moon.

[Sanskrit to German]

Chayabhrit 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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