Chidranusamdhanin, Chidrānusaṃdhānin, Chidra-anusamdhanin: 2 definitions

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Chidranusamdhanin 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 Chhidranusamdhanin.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Chidrānusaṃdhānin (छिद्रानुसंधानिन्).—a.

1) looking out for faults or flaws.

2) seeking the weak points of another, picking holes, censorious; सर्पाणां दुर्जनानां च परच्छिद्रानुजीविनाम् (sarpāṇāṃ durjanānāṃ ca paracchidrānujīvinām) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.

Chidrānusaṃdhānin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms chidra and anusaṃdhānin (अनुसंधानिन्). See also (synonyms): chidrānujīvin, chidrānusārin, chidrānveṣin.

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

Chidrānusaṃdhānin (छिद्रानुसंधानिन्):—[from chidra > chid] mfn. looking out for faults or flaws, [Horace H. Wilson]

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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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