Dharmasu, Dharmasū, Dharma-su: 5 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDharmasū (धर्मसू).—m. the fork-tailed shrike.
Derivable forms: dharmasūḥ (धर्मसूः).
Dharmasū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and sū (सू).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmasū (धर्मसू).—[adjective] promoting order or justice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dharmasū (धर्मसू):—[=dharma-sū] [from dharma > dhara] mfn. promoting order or justice, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. the fork-tailed shrike, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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: Dharma, Cu, Tarma, Shu.
Starts with: Dharmashuddhi, Dharmashunyata, Dharmashura, Dharmasubodhini, Dharmasudhi, Dharmasukshma, Dharmasukta, Dharmasuryameghapradipa, Dharmasuryatejas, Dharmasuta, Dharmasutra, Dharmasutrakara, Dharmasutravyakhya.
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