Citraprishtha, Citrapṛṣṭha, Citra-prishtha: 6 definitions

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Citraprishtha 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 Citrapṛṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Citraprstha or Citraprishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chitraprishtha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Citrapṛṣṭha (चित्रपृष्ठ).—a sparrow.

Derivable forms: citrapṛṣṭhaḥ (चित्रपृष्ठः).

Citrapṛṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citra and pṛṣṭha (पृष्ठ).

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

Citrapṛṣṭha (चित्रपृष्ठ).—m.

(-ṣṭhaḥ) A sparrow. E. citra speckled, and pṛṣṭha the back.

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

1) Citrapṛṣṭha (चित्रपृष्ठ):—[=citra-pṛṣṭha] [from citra > cit] mfn. having a speckled back, [Caraka i, 27]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a sparrow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Citrapṛṣṭha (चित्रपृष्ठ):—[citra-pṛṣṭha] (ṣṭhaḥ) 1. m. A sparrow.

[Sanskrit to German]

Citraprishtha 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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