Karagharshana, Karagharṣaṇa, Kara-gharshana: 6 definitions

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Karagharshana 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 Karagharṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Karagharsana or Karagharshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Karagharshana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Karagharṣaṇa (करघर्षण).—m. the churning-stick.

Derivable forms: karagharṣaṇaḥ (करघर्षणः).

Karagharṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and gharṣaṇa (घर्षण). See also (synonyms): karagharṣin.

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

Karagharṣaṇa (करघर्षण).—m.

(-ṇaḥ) The churning stick. n.

(-ṇaṃ) Rubbing the hands together. E. kara the hand, and gharṣaṇa rubbing.

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

1) Karagharṣaṇa (करघर्षण):—[=kara-gharṣaṇa] [from kara] m. a churning-stick, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] (n.) the act of rubbing the hands together, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Karagharṣaṇa (करघर्षण):—[kara-gharṣaṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. Churning stick. n. Rubbing the hands together.

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Karagharshana 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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