Introduction

Granthakara 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

granthakāra (ग्रंथकार).—c (S) A book-maker, an author, a composer.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

granthakāra (ग्रंथकार).—m An author, a book-maker.

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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.

Sanskrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Granthakāra (ग्रन्थकार).—m. a writer, an author; ग्रन्थारम्भे समुचितेष्टदे- वतां ग्रन्थकृत्परामृशति (granthārambhe samuciteṣṭade- vatāṃ granthakṛtparāmṛśati) K. P.1.

Derivable forms: granthakāraḥ (ग्रन्थकारः).

Granthakāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms grantha and kāra (कार). See also (synonyms): granthakṛt.

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

Granthakāra (ग्रन्थकार).—m.

(-raḥ) An author. E. grantha, and kāra who makes. granthaṃ karoti aṇ upa0 sa0 .

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

Granthakāra (ग्रन्थकार).—[masculine] the author of a work.

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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. 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Grantha, Kara.

Full-text: Padhanem, Granthakrit.

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