Grihapotaka, Gṛhapotaka, Griha-potaka: 6 definitions

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Grihapotaka 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 Gṛhapotaka can be transliterated into English as Grhapotaka or Grihapotaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Gṛhapotaka (गृहपोतक).—the site of a house, the ground on which it stands and which surrounds it.

Derivable forms: gṛhapotakaḥ (गृहपोतकः).

Gṛhapotaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and potaka (पोतक).

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

Gṛhapotaka (गृहपोतक).—m.

(-kaḥ) The site of a habitation, the ground on which it stands, and which is attached to it. E. gṛha, and pota a young animal, affix kan, the rudiments of the house.

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

Gṛhapotaka (गृहपोतक):—[=gṛha-potaka] [from gṛha > gṛbh] m. the site of a habitation, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Gṛhapotaka (गृहपोतक):—[gṛha-potaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. The site of a habitation, ground it stands on.

[Sanskrit to German]

Grihapotaka 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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