Karasphota, Karāsphoṭa, Kara-asphota: 3 definitions
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Karasphota 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarāsphoṭa (करास्फोट).—
1) the chest.
2) a blow with the hand.
3) slapping the hands together.
Derivable forms: karāsphoṭaḥ (करास्फोटः).
Karāsphoṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and āsphoṭa (आस्फोट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karasphoṭa (करस्फोट):—[=kara-sphoṭa] [from kara] 1. kara-sphoṭa m. extending the hands, [Pañcatantra]
2) [=kara-sphoṭa] [from kara] 2. kara-sphoṭa (2. kara-sphoṭa; for 1. See p. 253, col. 3) m. extending the rays.
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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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