Dhvajahrita, Dhvajāhṛta, Dhvaja-ahrita: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Dhvajāhṛta can be transliterated into English as Dhvajahrta or Dhvajahrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhvajāhṛta (ध्वजाहृत).—a. seized on the battle-field; Manusmṛti 8.415.
Dhvajāhṛta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhvaja and āhṛta (आहृत).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhvajāhṛta (ध्वजाहृत).—[adjective] robbed at the standard, i.e. won on the battlefield.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dhvajahṛta (ध्वजहृत):—[=dhvaja-hṛta] [from dhvaja > dhvañj] mfn. = jāhṛta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Dhvajāhṛta (ध्वजाहृत):—[from dhvaja > dhvañj] mfn. plundered on the battle-field (where the standard is), [Manu-smṛti viii, 415.]
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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