Indumitra: 5 definitions

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Indumitra 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.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Indumitra (इन्दुमित्र).—Author of अनुन्यास (anunyāsa), a commentary on Nyāsa, the well-known commentary on the Kāśikavṛtti by Jinendrabuddhi. Many quotations from the Anunyāsa are found in the Paribhāṣāvṛtti of Sīradeva. The word इन्दु (indu) is often used for इन्दुमित्र (indumitra); cf. एतस्मिन् वाक्ये इन्दुमैत्रेययोः शाश्वतिको विरोधः (etasmin vākye indumaitreyayoḥ śāśvatiko virodhaḥ) Sīra. Pari. 36.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Indumitra (इन्दुमित्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—grammarian. Quoted by Puruṣottama in Jñāpakasamuccaya Oxf. 161^a, by Ujjvaladatta, Rāyamukuṭa, by Viṭṭhala Oxf. 161^b.

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

Indumitra (इन्दुमित्र):—[=indu-mitra] [from indu] m. Name of a grammarian.

[Sanskrit to German]

Indumitra 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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