Cihnadhara, Cihna-dhara: 3 definitions

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Cihnadhara 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 Chihnadhara.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Cihnadhara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Cihnadhara (चिह्नधर).—m., emblem-bearer, a kind of royal officer or attendant: Mahāvyutpatti 3727. Tibetan translates literally. On cihna compare Meyer, Kauṭ. Arth. 833, 854.

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

Cihnadhara (चिह्नधर):—[=cihna-dhara] [from cihna] mfn. bearing the signs or insignia (of office), [Buddhist literature; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Cihnadhara 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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