Grihadipti, Gṛhadīpti, Griha-dipti: 8 definitions

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Grihadipti 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 Gṛhadīpti can be transliterated into English as Grhadipti or Grihadipti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gṛhadīpti (गृहदीप्ति).—f. the splendour or ornament of a house, a virtuous woman; प्रजनार्थं महाभागाः पूजार्हा गृहदीप्तयः (prajanārthaṃ mahābhāgāḥ pūjārhā gṛhadīptayaḥ) Manusmṛti 9.26.

Derivable forms: gṛhadīptiḥ (गृहदीप्तिः).

Gṛhadīpti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and dīpti (दीप्ति).

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

Gṛhadīpti (गृहदीप्ति).—f.

(-ptiḥ) A virtuous woman. E. gṛha, and dīpti light.

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

Gṛhadīpti (गृहदीप्ति).—f. being the splendour of the house, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 26.

Gṛhadīpti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and dīpti (दीप्ति).

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

Gṛhadīpti (गृहदीप्ति).—[feminine] the splendour or ornament of a house (a virtuous woman).

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

Gṛhadīpti (गृहदीप्ति):—[=gṛha-dīpti] [from gṛha > gṛbh] f. the splendour or ornament of a house (a virtuous woman), [Manu-smṛti ix, 26; Mahābhārata v, 1408.]

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

Gṛhadīpti (गृहदीप्ति):—[gṛha-dīpti] (ptiḥ) 2. f. Good woman.

[Sanskrit to German]

Grihadipti 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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