Dharagiri, Dhārāgiri, Dhara-giri: 1 definition
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Dharagiri 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhārāgiri (धारागिरि).—The fort of Devagiri or Daulatabad; स हि शैलो निजामस्य प्रियकारी महायशाः । प्रतापी प्रथितो लोके धारागिरिरिवापरः (sa hi śailo nijāmasya priyakārī mahāyaśāḥ | pratāpī prathito loke dhārāgiririvāparaḥ) || Śiva. B.2.
Derivable forms: dhārāgiriḥ (धारागिरिः).
Dhārāgiri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhārā and giri (गिरि).
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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