Jalayantragriha, Jalayantragṛha: 5 definitions

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Jalayantragriha 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 Jalayantragṛha can be transliterated into English as Jalayantragrha or Jalayantragriha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jalayantragṛha (जलयन्त्रगृह).—n.

(-haṃ) A house or fabric erected in the midst of water, or subterraneous apartments constructed in the bank of a river, for retiring to in the hot season; a summer house, &c. E. jalayantra a water-work, and gṛha a house; also similar compounds, as jalayantraniketana, jalayantramandira, &c.

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

Jalayantragṛha (जलयन्त्रगृह):—[=jala-yantra-gṛha] [from jala-yantra > jala] n. a bath-room with douches, [Bhāvaprakāśa vii, 3, 35]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jalayantragṛha (जलयन्त्रगृह):—[jalayantra-gṛha] (haṃ) 1. n. A house on the water for the hot season.

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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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