Janmapratishtha, Janmapratiṣṭhā, Janman-pratishtha: 5 definitions

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Janmapratishtha 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 Janmapratiṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Janmapratistha or Janmapratishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Janmapratiṣṭhā (जन्मप्रतिष्ठा).—f. a mother, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 83, 8.

Janmapratiṣṭhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms janman and pratiṣṭhā (प्रतिष्ठा).

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

Janmapratiṣṭhā (जन्मप्रतिष्ठा).—[feminine] mother (lit. support of the race).

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

Janmapratiṣṭhā (जन्मप्रतिष्ठा):—[=janma-pratiṣṭhā] [from janma > janīya] f. ‘birthplace’, a mother, [Śakuntalā vi, 9/10]

[Sanskrit to German]

Janmapratishtha 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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