Himsrayantra, Hiṃsrayantra, Himsra-yantra: 3 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHiṃsrayantra (हिंस्रयन्त्र).—
1) a trap.
2) a mystical text used for malevolent purposes.
Derivable forms: hiṃsrayantram (हिंस्रयन्त्रम्).
Hiṃsrayantra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hiṃsra and yantra (यन्त्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHiṃsrayantra (हिंस्रयन्त्र).—n.
(-ntraṃ) 1. A trap. 2. A mystical text used for injurious purposes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Hiṃsrayantra (हिंस्रयन्त्र):—[=hiṃsra-yantra] [from hiṃsra > hiṃs] n. an implement for injuring or wounding, trap, [Yājñavalkya]
2) [v.s. ...] a mystical text used for injurious purposes, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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