Grahavarsha, Grahavarṣa, Graha-varsha: 5 definitions

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Grahavarsha 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 Grahavarṣa can be transliterated into English as Grahavarsa or Grahavarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Grahavarṣa (ग्रहवर्ष).—the planetary year.

Derivable forms: grahavarṣaḥ (ग्रहवर्षः).

Grahavarṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms graha and varṣa (वर्ष).

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

Grahavarṣa (ग्रहवर्ष).—[masculine] a planetary year.

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

Grahavarṣa (ग्रहवर्ष):—[=graha-varṣa] [from graha > grah] m. a planetary year, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Grahavarsha 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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