Dhritipada, Dhṛtipada, Dhriti-pada: 1 definition
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Dhritipada 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 Dhṛtipada can be transliterated into English as Dhrtipada or Dhritipada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDhṛtipada (धृतिपद).—(nt. or m.), word of weighing, i.e. of measurement (compare dhar-, [Boehtlingk and Roth] s.v. 7, weigh): Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 59.16 …upaniṣām api dhṛtipadam api nopaiti, does not permit even any comparison, any word of weighing (see s.v. upa- niṣad 2).
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: Dhriti, Pada, Pata.
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