Galitakushtha, Galitakuṣṭha, Galita-kushtha: 7 definitions

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Galitakushtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Galitakuṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Galitakustha or Galitakushtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Galitakushtha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

galitakuṣṭha (गलितकुष्ठ).—n m (S) Rotting or wasting leprosy. Ex. śarabhaṅgu mahāṛṣi || pari ga0 bharalā tyāsi ||.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Galitakushtha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Galitakuṣṭha (गलितकुष्ठ).—advanced or incurable leprosy when the fingers and toes fall off; also गुलत्कुष्ठम् (gulatkuṣṭham)

Derivable forms: galitakuṣṭham (गलितकुष्ठम्).

Galitakuṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms galita and kuṣṭha (कुष्ठ).

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

Galitakuṣṭha (गलितकुष्ठ).—n.

(-ṣṭhaṃ) Advanced and incurable leprosy, when the fingers and toes fall off. E. galita, and kuṣṭha leprosy.

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

Galitakuṣṭha (गलितकुष्ठ):—[=galita-kuṣṭha] [from galita > gal] n. advanced and incurable leprosy (when the fingers and toes fall off), [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Galitakuṣṭha (गलितकुष्ठ):—[galita+kuṣṭha] (ṣṭhaṃ) 1. n. Incurable leprosy, when the joints fall off.

[Sanskrit to German]

Galitakushtha 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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