Drinphu, Dṛnphū: 3 definitions

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Drinphu 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.

The Sanskrit term Dṛnphū can be transliterated into English as Drnphu or Drinphu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dṛnphū (दृन्फू).—f.

1) A snake.

2) Thunder-bolt.

3) A wheel. -m. The sun.

Derivable forms: dṛnphūḥ (दृन्फूः).

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

Dṛnphū (दृन्फू):—m. a kind of snake, [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 93 [Scholiast or Commentator]] ([varia lectio] dṛmphū).

[Sanskrit to German]

Drinphu 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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