Grihajana, Gṛhajana, Griha-jana: 5 definitions

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Grihajana 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 Gṛhajana can be transliterated into English as Grhajana or Grihajana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Gṛhajana (गृहजन).—family, members of a family, especially the wife; Mu.1.

Derivable forms: gṛhajanaḥ (गृहजनः).

Gṛhajana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and jana (जन).

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

Gṛhajana (गृहजन).—[masculine] family.

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

Gṛhajana (गृहजन):—[=gṛha-jana] [from gṛha > gṛbh] m. the family, [Mudrārākṣasa i, 20/21.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Grihajana in German

context information

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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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Grihajana in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Gṛhajana (गृहजन):—n. family; household;

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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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