Chayagraha, Chāyāgraha, Chaya-graha: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Chayagraha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Chhayagraha.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarychāyāgraha (छायाग्रह).—m S A fish fabled to have the power of drawing down a bird or other thing of which the shadow falls upon it.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryChāyāgraha (छायाग्रह).—a mirror, or a sun-dial; प्रसन्नालापसंप्राप्तौ छायाग्रह इवापरः (prasannālāpasaṃprāptau chāyāgraha ivāparaḥ) Rāj. T.3.154.
Derivable forms: chāyāgrahaḥ (छायाग्रहः).
Chāyāgraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms chāyā and graha (ग्रह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Chāyāgraha (छायाग्रह):—[=chāyā-graha] [from chāyā > chāya] m. ‘receiving the image or the gnomon’s shadow’, a mirror or = -yantra, [Rājataraṅgiṇī iii, 154.]
2) Chāyāgrāha (छायाग्राह):—[=chāyā-grāha] [from chāyā > chāya] mf(ī)n. depriving of the shadow, [Rāmāyaṇa iv, 41, 38.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Graha, Chaya.
Starts with: Chayagrahaka, Chayagrahaki, Chayagrahana, Chayagrahanamgey, Chayagrahanayamtra.
Full-text: Cayakkirakam.
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