Kraushtra, Krauṣṭra: 3 definitions
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Kraushtra 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 Krauṣṭra can be transliterated into English as Kraustra or Kraushtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Krauṣṭra (क्रौष्ट्र):—[from krauśaśatika] mfn. [from] kroṣṭri, [Patañjali on Pāṇini 7-2, 117], [vArttika] 1.
Krauṣṭra (क्रौष्ट्र):—adj. von kroṣṭar ebend. [109,a.]
Krauṣṭra (क्रौष्ट्र):—Adj. von kroṣṭar.
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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Starts with: Kraushtrayana, Kraushtrayanaka.
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