Dashagrantha, Daśagrantha, Daśagranthā, Dashan-grantha: 3 definitions

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Dashagrantha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Daśagrantha and Daśagranthā can be transliterated into English as Dasagrantha or Dashagrantha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dashagrantha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

daśagrantha (दशग्रंथ).—m pl (S) The ten books of the ṛgvēda; viz. saṃhitā, brāhmaṇa, araṇa, śikṣā, kalpa, vyākaraṇa, nighaṇṭu, nirukta, chanda, jyōtiṣa.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

daśagrantha (दशग्रंथ).—m pl The ten books of the ṛgvēda.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Daśagranthā (दशग्रन्था).—(pl.) संहिता, ब्राह्मण, आरण्यक, शिक्षा, कल्प, व्याकरण, निघण्टु, छन्द (saṃhitā, brāhmaṇa, āraṇyaka, śikṣā, kalpa, vyākaraṇa, nighaṇṭu, chanda) and निरुक्त (nirukta); hence [daśagranthin] = A person who has learnt by heart all these ten books.

Derivable forms: daśagranthāḥ (दशग्रन्थाः).

Daśagranthā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and granthā (ग्रन्था).

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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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