Gunagrahaka, Guṇagrāhaka, Guna-grahaka: 4 definitions
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Gunagrahaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryguṇagrāhaka (गुणग्राहक) [or गुणग्राही, guṇagrāhī].—a (S) That appreciates or discerns the merits or qualities of.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishguṇagrāhaka (गुणग्राहक) [-grāhī, -ग्राही].—a That appreciates or discerns the merits of.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGuṇagrāhaka (गुणग्राहक).—a. appreciating the merits (of others); श्रीहर्षो निपुणः कविः परिषदप्येषा गुणग्राहिणी (śrīharṣo nipuṇaḥ kaviḥ pariṣadapyeṣā guṇagrāhiṇī) Ratnāvalī 1.4; Śiśupālavadha 2.82; Bv.1.9.
Guṇagrāhaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guṇa and grāhaka (ग्राहक). See also (synonyms): guṇagrahītṛ, guṇagrāhin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGuṇagrāhaka (गुणग्राहक):—[=guṇa-grāhaka] [from guṇa] mfn. appreciating merit, [Horace H. Wilson]
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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Partial matches: Grahaka, Guna.
Full-text: Gunagrahitri, Gunagrahin.
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