Dehanta, Dehamta, Dēhānta, Dehānta: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Dehanta 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydēhānta (देहांत).—m (S) The end of the body, viz. death.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdēhānta (देहांत).—m The end of the body, i.e. death.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDehānta (देहान्त):—[from deha] m. end of the b°, death, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDēhāṃta (ದೇಹಾಂತ):—[noun] cessation of life; death.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDehānta (देहान्त):—n. death; demise; departure;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Dehaantar, Dehamtashikshe, Dehantaprayashcitta, Dehantaprayashrcitta, Dehantara, Dehantaraprapti, Dehantarasankamana.
Full-text: Dehamtashikshe, Dehamta, Dehant, Dehavasana, Deha.
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