Ghorakriti, Ghorākṛti, Ghora-akriti: 6 definitions

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Ghorakriti 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 Ghorākṛti can be transliterated into English as Ghorakrti or Ghorakriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ghorākṛti (घोराकृति).—a. frightful in appearance, terrific, hideous. (-naḥ) 1 an owl.

2) a hyena.

Ghorākṛti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ghora and ākṛti (आकृति). See also (synonyms): ghoradarśana.

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

Ghorākṛti (घोराकृति).—mfn. (-tiḥ-tiḥ-ti) Frightful, hideous, of horrible aspect or form. E. ghora, and ākṛti form.

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

Ghorākṛti (घोराकृति).—[adjective] the same.

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

Ghorākṛti (घोराकृति):—[from ghora] mfn. idem, [Hitopadeśa i, 7, 0/1.]

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

Ghorākṛti (घोराकृति):—[ghorā+kṛti] (tiḥ-tiḥ-ti) a. Hideous.

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Ghorakriti 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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