Kattrina, Kattṛṇa, Kad-trina: 8 definitions

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Kattrina 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 Kattṛṇa can be transliterated into English as Kattrna or Kattrina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kattṛṇa (कत्तृण).—A Trayārṣeya.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 39.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kattṛṇa (कत्तृण).—

1) a fragrant grass.

2) the plant कुम्भिका (kumbhikā).

Derivable forms: kattṛṇam (कत्तृणम्).

Kattṛṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kad and tṛṇa (तृण).

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

Kattṛṇa (कत्तृण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) 1. A fragrant grass. 2. A plant, commonly Chakulia (Hemionites cordifolia, Rox.) E. kat for kut bad, tṛṇa grass.

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

1) Kattṛṇa (कत्तृण):—[=kat-tṛṇa] etc. See 2. kad.

2) Kattṛna (कत्तृन):—[=kat-tṛna] [from kat > kad] n. a fragrant grass, [Suśruta]

3) [v.s. ...] Pistia Stratiotes, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kattṛṇa (कत्तृण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. A fragrant grass.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kattrina 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kattṛṇa (ಕತ್ತೃಣ):—[noun] the grass Sorghum nitidum (=Andropogon serratus) of Poaceae family with fragrant roots.

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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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