Gramashanda, Grāmaṣaṇḍa, Grama-shanda: 4 definitions

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Gramashanda 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 Grāmaṣaṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Gramasanda or Gramashanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Grāmaṣaṇḍa (ग्रामषण्ड).—an impotent man (klība).

Derivable forms: grāmaṣaṇḍaḥ (ग्रामषण्डः).

Grāmaṣaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms grāma and ṣaṇḍa (षण्ड).

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

Grāmaṣaṇḍa (ग्रामषण्ड):—[=grāma-ṣaṇḍa] [from grāma] m. [gana] manojñādi (-khaṇḍa, [Kāśikā-vṛtti]; -saṇḍa, [Gaṇaratna-mahodadhi 410]; -sāṇḍa, [ib. [Scholiast or Commentator]])

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Gramashanda 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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