Krishnadvadashi, Kṛṣṇadvādaśī, Krishna-dvadashi: 4 definitions

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Krishnadvadashi 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 Kṛṣṇadvādaśī can be transliterated into English as Krsnadvadasi or Krishnadvadashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kṛṣṇadvādaśī (कृष्णद्वादशी).—the twelfth day in the dark half of Āṣaḍha.

Kṛṣṇadvādaśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛṣṇa and dvādaśī (द्वादशी).

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

Kṛṣṇadvādaśī (कृष्णद्वादशी):—[=kṛṣṇa-dvādaśī] [from kṛṣṇa] f. the twelfth day in the dark half of the month Aṣāḍha, [Varāha-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Krishnadvadashi 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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