Dhatughnashana, Dhātughnāśana, Dhatu-ghnashana: 1 definition

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Dhatughnashana 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 Dhātughnāśana can be transliterated into English as Dhatughnasana or Dhatughnashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhātughnāśana (धातुघ्नाशन).—sour gruel (prepared from the fermentation of rice-water).

Derivable forms: dhātughnāśanam (धातुघ्नाशनम्).

Dhātughnāśana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhātu and ghnāśana (घ्नाशन). See also (synonyms): dhātughna.

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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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