Dvijapati: 5 definitions

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Dvijapati 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvijapati (द्विजपति).—m.

(-tiḥ) The moon. E. dvija a Brahman, and pati master. 1 candre 2 karpūre 4 dvijaśreṣṭhe 5 pakṣiśreṣṭhe 6 garuḍe .

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

Dvijapati (द्विजपति):—[=dvi-ja-pati] [from dvi-ja > dvi] m. ‘chief of twice-born’, the moon (as produced first from Atri’s eye and again from the ocean of milk), [Harivaṃśa 12491.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvijapati (द्विजपति):—[dvija-pati] (tiḥ) 2. m. The moon.

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Dvijapati 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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