Deshini, Deśinī: 4 definitions
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Deshini 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.
The Sanskrit term Deśinī can be transliterated into English as Desini or Deshini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDeśinī (देशिनी).—
1) The fore-finger; वत्स मा रोदीरितीन्द्रो देशिनीमदात् (vatsa mā rodīritīndro deśinīmadāt) Bhāgavata 9.6.31.
2) an index, contents.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDeśinī (देशिनी).—i. e. diś + in + ī, f. The index or forefinger, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 19.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDeśinī (देशिनी):—[from deśin > deśa] f. the index or forefinger, [Yājñavalkya i, 19; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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 corpusDēśini (ದೇಶಿನಿ):—[noun] the finger next to the thumb; index finger; forefinger.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Karmopadeshini, Nideshini, Pradeshini.
Full-text: Pradeshini, Nideshini, Ciraka.
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