Grihacataka, Gṛhacaṭaka: 3 definitions
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Grihacataka 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 Gṛhacaṭaka can be transliterated into English as Grhacataka or Grihacataka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Grihachataka.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛhacaṭaka (गृहचटक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A house sparrow. E. gṛha and caṭaka a sparrow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛhacaṭaka (गृहचटक):—[=gṛha-caṭaka] [from gṛha > gṛbh] m. a house-sparrow, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛhacaṭaka (गृहचटक):—[gṛha-caṭaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. House sparrow.
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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