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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhānyadhenu (धान्यधेनु).—f. a heap of corn (like a cow, to be presented to a Brāhmaṇa); तमिदानीं प्रवक्ष्यामि धान्यधेनुविधिं परम् । यां दत्त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यः शशाङ्क इव राहुणा (tamidānīṃ pravakṣyāmi dhānyadhenuvidhiṃ param | yāṃ dattvā sarvapāpebhyaḥ śaśāṅka iva rāhuṇā) || ......मुच्यते (mucyate)...... Varāha P.

Derivable forms: dhānyadhenuḥ (धान्यधेनुः).

Dhānyadhenu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhānya and dhenu (धेनु).

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

Dhānyadhenu (धान्यधेनु).—f.

(-nuḥ) A heap of rice to be presented to Brahmans. E. dhānya, and dhenu a cow.

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

Dhānyadhenu (धान्यधेनु):—[=dhānya-dhenu] [from dhānya > dhā] f. a heap of rice (like a cow) to be presented to a Brāhman, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary] (cf. -gava).

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

Dhānyadhenu (धान्यधेनु):—[dhānya-dhenu] (nuḥ) 1. m. A heap of rice for presentation to the brāhmaṃs.

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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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Partial matches: Dhenu, Dhanya, Tenu.

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