Dhatriputra, Dhātṛputra, Dhatri-putra, Dhātrīputra: 5 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Dhātṛputra can be transliterated into English as Dhatrputra or Dhatriputra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhātṛputra (धातृपुत्र).—an epithet of Sanatkumāra.

Derivable forms: dhātṛputraḥ (धातृपुत्रः).

Dhātṛputra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhātṛ and putra (पुत्र).

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Dhātrīputra (धात्रीपुत्र).—

1) a fosterbrother.

2) an actor.

Derivable forms: dhātrīputraḥ (धात्रीपुत्रः).

Dhātrīputra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhātrī and putra (पुत्र).

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

1) Dhātṛputra (धातृपुत्र):—[=dhātṛ-putra] [from dhātṛ > dhā] m. ‘Brahmā’s son’, Name of Sanat-kumāra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Dhātrīputra (धात्रीपुत्र):—[=dhātrī-putra] [from dhātrī > dhā] m. ‘the son of a nurse’, an actor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([varia lectio] for dharmī-p).

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

1) Dhātṛputra (धातृपुत्र):—[dhātṛ-putra] (traḥ) 1. m. Sanat-kumāra.

2) Dhātrīputra (धात्रीपुत्र):—[dhātrī-putra] (traḥ) 1. m. An actor.

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Dhatriputra in German

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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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