Grihotpata, Gṛhotpāta, Griha-utpata: 4 definitions

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Grihotpata 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 Gṛhotpāta can be transliterated into English as Grhotpata or Grihotpata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gṛhotpāta (गृहोत्पात).—any domestic nuisance.

Derivable forms: gṛhotpātaḥ (गृहोत्पातः).

Gṛhotpāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and utpāta (उत्पात).

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

Gṛhotpāta (गृहोत्पात).—m.

(-taḥ) 1. A domestic nuisance, as vermin, &c. 2. Family misfortune. E. gṛha, and utpāta calamity.

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

Gṛhotpāta (गृहोत्पात):—[from gṛha > gṛbh] m. any domestic nuisance (vermin etc.), [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Gṛhotpāta (गृहोत्पात):—[gṛho+tpāta] (taḥ) 1. m. Family trouble; a nuisance, as vermin.

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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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