Dvarastha, Dvara-stha, Dvārastha: 8 definitions
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Dvārastha (द्वारस्थ).—a door-keeper.
Derivable forms: dvārasthaḥ (द्वारस्थः).
Dvārastha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvāra and stha (स्थ).
Dvārastha (द्वारस्थ).—m.
(-sthaḥ) A door-keeper. E. dvāra a gate, and stha who stays.
Dvārastha (द्वारस्थ).—[dvāra-stha], I. adj., f. thā, Standing at the door, [Pañcatantra] 198, 11. Ii. m. A perter, [Pañcatantra] 15, 25.
Dvārastha (द्वारस्थ).—[adjective] standing at the door; [masculine] door-keeper, porter.
1) Dvārastha (द्वारस्थ):—[=dvāra-stha] [from dvāra > dvāḥ] mfn. standing at the d°
2) [v.s. ...] m. d°-keeper, porter, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa etc.]
Dvārastha (द्वारस्थ):—[dvāra-stha] (sthaḥ) 1. m. A door-keeper.
Dvārastha (द्वारस्थ):—(dvāra + stha) adj. f. ā an der Thür stehend; m. Thürsteher [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 721.] [Harivaṃśa 8743.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 18, 116.] [Pañcatantra 193, 11. 15, 25.] [Indralokāgamana 5, 17.]
Dvārastha (द्वारस्थ):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) an der Thür — , am Thor stehend [157,31.] —
2) m. Thürsteher.
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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