Krishnacchavi, Kṛṣṇacchavi, Krishna-cchavi: 4 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Kṛṣṇacchavi can be transliterated into English as Krsnacchavi or Krishnacchavi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Krishnachchhavi.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Krishnacchavi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṛṣṇacchavi (कृष्णच्छवि).—f.

1) the skin of the black antelope.

2) a black cloud; कृष्णच्छविसमा कृष्णा (kṛṣṇacchavisamā kṛṣṇā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4.6.9.

Derivable forms: kṛṣṇacchaviḥ (कृष्णच्छविः).

Kṛṣṇacchavi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛṣṇa and cchavi (च्छवि).

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

Kṛṣṇacchavi (कृष्णच्छवि):—[=kṛṣṇa-cchavi] [from kṛṣṇa] f. the skin of the black antelope [‘a black cloud’ [commentator or commentary]] [Mahābhārata iv, 6, 9.]

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Krishnacchavi 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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