Karidanta, Karin-danta, Karidamta: 6 definitions
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Karidanta 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaridanta (करिदन्त).—ivory.
Derivable forms: karidantaḥ (करिदन्तः).
Karidanta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karin and danta (दन्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaridanta (करिदन्त).—m.
(-ntaḥ) 1. An elephant’s tusk. 2. Ivory. E. karin, and danta a tooth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaridanta (करिदन्त).—[masculine] ivory.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karidanta (करिदन्त):—[=kari-danta] [from kari > kara] m. an elephant’s tusk, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] ivory, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaridanta (करिदन्त):—[kari-danta] (ntaḥ) 1. m. Elephant’s tusk.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaridaṃta (ಕರಿದಂತ):—[noun] one of a pair of a very long, large, pointed tooth of elephants, mainly used for defence; the tusk.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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