Diparadhana, Dīpārādhana, Dipa-aradhana: 2 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDīpārādhana (दीपाराधन).—worshipping an idol by waving a light before it.
Derivable forms: dīpārādhanam (दीपाराधनम्).
Dīpārādhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīpa and ārādhana (आराधन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīpārādhana (दीपाराधन):—[from dīpa > dīp] n. worshipping an idol by waving a l° before it, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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