Dadhicyasthi, Dadhīcyasthi, Dadhici-asthi: 5 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dadhīcyasthi (दधीच्यस्थि).—n.

1) the thunderbolt of Indra.

2) a diamond.

Dadhīcyasthi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dadhīci and asthi (अस्थि). See also (synonyms): dadhīcāsthi.

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

Dadhīcyasthi (दधीच्यस्थि).—n. (-sthi) 1. The diamond. 2. The thunderbolt. E. dadhīci a saint, and asthi a bone; the bones of the saint were converted into thunderbolts, which are of the same substance with the diamond, according to the Hindus.

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

1) Dadhīcyasthi (दधीच्यस्थि):—[=dadhīcy-asthi] [from dadhīci > dadh] n. ‘D°’s bones’, the thunderbolt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the diamond, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Dadhīcyasthi (दधीच्यस्थि):—[dadhīcya+sthi] (sthi) 2. n. The diamond; thunderbolt supposed to be formed from the bones of Dadhīchi.

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Dadhicyasthi 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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