Hridayagraha, Hṛdayagraha, Hridaya-graha: 3 definitions

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Hridayagraha 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 Hṛdayagraha can be transliterated into English as Hrdayagraha or Hridayagraha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hṛdayagraha (हृदयग्रह).—spasm of the heart.

Derivable forms: hṛdayagrahaḥ (हृदयग्रहः).

Hṛdayagraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hṛdaya and graha (ग्रह).

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

1) Hṛdayagraha (हृदयग्रह):—[=hṛdaya-graha] [from hṛdaya > hṛd] m. seizure or spasm of the h°, [Caraka]

2) Hṛdayagrāha (हृदयग्राह):—[=hṛdaya-grāha] [from hṛdaya > hṛd] m. learning the secret of ([genitive case]), [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

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Hridayagraha 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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