Dikkanta, Dikkāntā, Dish-kanta: 4 definitions

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Dikkanta 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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dikkāntā (दिक्कान्ता).—a region of the sky (considered as a virgin).

Dikkāntā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms diś and kāntā (कान्ता). See also (synonyms): dikkanyā, dikkāminī, digvadhū.

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

Dikkāntā (दिक्कान्ता):—[=dik-kāntā] [from dik > diś] ([Bhartṛhari iii, 93]) f. = -kanyā.

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Dikkanta 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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