Kanyadatri, Kanyādātṛ: 4 definitions
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Kanyadatri 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 Kanyādātṛ can be transliterated into English as Kanyadatr or Kanyadatri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanyādātṛ (कन्यादातृ).—m.
(-tā) A father, one who gives a girl in marriage. E. kanyā, and dātṛ donor.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanyādātṛ (कन्यादातृ).—[masculine] who gives his daughter in marriage.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanyādātṛ (कन्यादातृ):—[=kanyā-dātṛ] [from kanyā > kana] m. (a father) who gives a girl in marriage, [Manu-smṛti ix, 73.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanyādātṛ (कन्यादातृ):—[kanyā-dātṛ] (tā) 4. m. Who gives in marriage, the father.
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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