Citraprishtha, Citrapṛṣṭha, Citra-prishtha: 6 definitions
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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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCitrapṛṣṭha (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 DictionaryCitrapṛṣṭha (चित्रपृष्ठ).—m.
(-ṣṭhaḥ) A sparrow. E. citra speckled, and pṛṣṭha the back.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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 DictionaryCitrapṛṣṭha (चित्रपृष्ठ):—[citra-pṛṣṭha] (ṣṭhaḥ) 1. m. A sparrow.
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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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Partial matches: Prishtha, Citra.
Starts with: Citraprishthakakulimriga.
Full-text: Citraprishthakakulimriga.
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