Gunadhishthanaka, Guṇādhiṣṭhānaka, Guna-adhishthanaka: 3 definitions

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Gunadhishthanaka 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 Guṇādhiṣṭhānaka can be transliterated into English as Gunadhisthanaka or Gunadhishthanaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Guṇādhiṣṭhānaka (गुणाधिष्ठानक).—the region of the breast where the girdle is fastened.

Derivable forms: guṇādhiṣṭhānakam (गुणाधिष्ठानकम्).

Guṇādhiṣṭhānaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guṇa and adhiṣṭhānaka (अधिष्ठानक).

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

Guṇādhiṣṭhānaka (गुणाधिष्ठानक):—[from guṇa] n. the region of the breast where the girdle is fastened, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Gunadhishthanaka 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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