Dhurtacarita, Dhūrtacarita: 5 definitions
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Dhurtacarita 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Dhūrtacarita (धूर्तचरित).—[neuter] [plural] roguish tricks.
Dhūrtacarita (धूर्तचरित) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a nāṭaka. Mentioned in Sāhityadarpaṇa p. 200.
1) Dhūrtacarita (धूर्तचरित):—[=dhūrta-carita] [from dhūrta > dhurv] n. the tricks of rogues ([plural] [Kathāsaritsāgara])
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a play.
Dhūrtacarita (धूर्तचरित):—(dhūrta + ca) n. die Thaten der Schelme, Titel eines Werkes [Sāhityadarpana 200, 10.]
Dhūrtacarita (धूर्तचरित):—n. —
1) Pl. die Streiche der Schelme [120,21.] —
2) Titel eines Werkes.
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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