Dirghacaturasra, Dīrghacaturasra, Dirgha-caturasra, Dirghacaturashra: 3 definitions
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Dirghacaturasra 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDīrghacaturasra (दीर्घचतुरस्र).—an oblong.
Derivable forms: dīrghacaturasraḥ (दीर्घचतुरस्रः).
Dīrghacaturasra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīrgha and caturasra (चतुरस्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dīrghacaturaśra (दीर्घचतुरश्र):—[=dīrgha-caturaśra] [from dīrgha] mfn. shaped like an oblong square or parallelogram, [Sāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. an oblong, [Śulba-sūtra i, 36.]
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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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Partial matches: Caturashra, Dirgha.
Ends with: Ayatadirghacaturasra.
Full-text: Ayatadirghacaturasra, Ayatayati.
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