Griheshvara, Gṛheśvara, Griha-ishvara: 5 definitions

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Griheshvara 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 Gṛheśvara can be transliterated into English as Grhesvara or Griheshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Gṛheśvara (गृहेश्वर).—

1) a house-holder.

2) a regent of a sign of the zodiac. संशयस्थः (saṃśayasthaḥ) see अनुपात (anupāta).

Derivable forms: gṛheśvaraḥ (गृहेश्वरः).

Gṛheśvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and īśvara (ईश्वर). See also (synonyms): gṛhādhipa, gṛheśa.

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

Gṛheśvara (गृहेश्वर).—[masculine] master of a house; [feminine] ī housewife.

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

Gṛheśvara (गृहेश्वर):—[from gṛha > gṛbh] m. = hādhipa, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā liii]

[Sanskrit to German]

Griheshvara 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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