Ghrinitva, Ghṛṇitva: 5 definitions

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Ghrinitva 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 Ghṛṇitva can be transliterated into English as Ghrnitva or Ghrinitva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Ghṛṇitva (घृणित्व).—i. e. ghṛṇin + tva, n. Compassion, Mahābhārata 3, 1119.

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

Ghṛṇitva (घृणित्व).—[neuter] = ghṛṇā.

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

1) Ghṛṇitva (घृणित्व):—[=ghṛṇi-tva] [from ghṛṇi > ghṛṇ] n. compassion, [Mahābhārata iii, 1119; vi, 5690]

2) [v.s. ...] contempt, disregard, censoriousness, [Caraka]

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Ghrinitva 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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