Grihakartri, Gṛhakartṛ, Griha-kartri: 2 definitions
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Grihakartri 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 Gṛhakartṛ can be transliterated into English as Grhakartr or Grihakartri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGṛhakartṛ (गृहकर्तृ).—m.
1) 'a house-builder,' a kind of sparrow.
2) a carpenter; गृहकर्ता भवानेव देवानां हृदयेप्सितम् (gṛhakartā bhavāneva devānāṃ hṛdayepsitam) Rām.7.5.19.
Gṛhakartṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and kartṛ (कर्तृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gṛhakartṛ (गृहकर्तृ):—[=gṛha-kartṛ] [from gṛha > gṛbh] m. a house-builder, carpenter, [Rāmāyaṇa vii, 5, 19]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of sparrow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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