Kharoshti, Kharoṣṭī: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kharoṣṭī can be transliterated into English as Kharosti or Kharoshti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKharoṣṭī (खरोष्टी).—A kind of alphabet; Lv.1.29.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKharoṣṭī (खरोष्टी) or Kharostrī.—(AMg. kharoṭṭhī; doubtless Sanskrit but not in dictt.), name of an alphabet: Lalitavistara 125.19 °ṣṭī (Tibetan kha ro stī); Mahāvastu i.135.5 °strī (mss., Senart em. °stī).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kharoṣṭī (खरोष्टी):—f. a kind of written character or alphabet, [Lalita-vistara x, 29]
2) roṭṭhi, [Jaina literature]
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKharoshti in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) an ancient script which was prevalent in north-west frontier of India roughly between 4th century B.C. and 3rd century A.D..—kharoshti (खरोष्ठी) is alternatively transliterated as Kharoṣṭhī.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.13.247 < [Chapter 13 - The Deliverance of Jagāi and Mādhāi]
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