Grasita: 2 definitions
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Grasita 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
grasita (ग्रसित).—p S grasta p (S) Swallowed, eaten. 2 Uttered with the omission of a letter or syllable, slurred. 3 fig. Embezzled, appropriated. 4 Much and elegantly used in comp. implying Devoured, lost, seized, stricken, smitten. Ex. kāmagrasta Inflamed with lust; cintāgrasta Overwhelmed with affliction or anxiety; dāridryagrasta Poverty-stricken; bhūtagrasta Possessed by an unclean spirit; rāhugrasta Eclipsed, seized by Rahu; śāpagrasta Accursed; kālagrasta, bhayagrasta, bhāragrasta, rōgagrasta, śatrugrasta, saṅkaṭa- grasta, vyādhigrasta.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Grasita (ग्रसित):—adj. 1. swallowed; eaten; 2. caught by; afflicted with;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 263 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 53 - The Exposition of Nirukta < [Part 2 - Pūrva-bhāga: Dvitīya-pāda]