Kotarayava, Koṭarayava, Kotara-yava: 1 definition
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Kotarayava 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKoṭarayava (कोटरयव).—m., should be a depreciative epithet of barley (intended for horses, but eaten by Buddha), wretched or coarse barley (lit. barley gathered from tree- hollows?): Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.38.9, 13; 42.9; 44.13; 216.14 ff. Pali allusion to this incident Ap i.301.1 says only yava.
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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