Katapru, Kaṭaprū, Kata-pru: 6 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṭaprū (कटप्रू).—a. acting by will. (-prūḥ) 1 Śiva.
2) an imp or goblin.
3) one who gambles or plays with dice.
4) a worm.
5) a kind of demi-god, (of the class of Vidyādharas).
Kaṭaprū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṭa and prū (प्रू).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭaprū (कटप्रू).—m.
(-prūḥ) 1. A name of Mahadeva. 2. A kind of demigod, one of the class of Vidyad'haras. 3. A Rakshasa, an imp or demon. 4. Gambling, playing with dice. 5. A worm. E. kaṭa much, pru to go, kvip affix, and the final is made long.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaṭaprū (कटप्रू):—[=kaṭa-prū] [from kaṭa > kaṭ] m. a worm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a player with dice, gambler, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a Rakṣas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a Vidyā-dhara, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭaprū (कटप्रू):—(prūḥ) 1. m. Shiva; an imp; gambling; a worm.
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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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