Cittanatha, Cittanātha, Citta-natha: 3 definitions

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Cittanatha 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 Chittanatha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Cittanātha (चित्तनाथ).—lord of the heart; चित्तनाथमभिशङ्कितवत्या (cittanāthamabhiśaṅkitavatyā) Śiśupālavadha 1.28.

Derivable forms: cittanāthaḥ (चित्तनाथः).

Cittanātha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citta and nātha (नाथ).

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

Cittanātha (चित्तनाथ).—[masculine] lord of the heart.

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

Cittanātha (चित्तनाथ):—[=citta-nātha] [from citta > cit] m. ‘heart-lord’, a lover, [Śiśupāla-vadha x, 28.]

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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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