Krishnatara, Kṛṣṇatāra, Krishna-tara: 6 definitions

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Krishnatara 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 Kṛṣṇatāra can be transliterated into English as Krsnatara or Krishnatara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṛṣṇatāra (कृष्णतार).—

1) a species of antelope.

2) an antelope (in general)

Derivable forms: kṛṣṇatāraḥ (कृष्णतारः).

Kṛṣṇatāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛṣṇa and tāra (तार).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṛṣṇatāra (कृष्णतार).—m.

(-raḥ) A deer, an antelope. E. kṛṣṇa black, and tāra the pupil of the eye, black-eyed.

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

1) Kṛṣṇatāra (कृष्णतार):—[=kṛṣṇa-tāra] [from kṛṣṇa] m. ‘black-eyed’, an antelope, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Kṛṣṇatārā (कृष्णतारा):—[=kṛṣṇa-tārā] [from kṛṣṇa-tāra > kṛṣṇa] f. the black of the eye, [Tarkasaṃgraha]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṛṣṇatāra (कृष्णतार):—[kṛṣṇa-tāra] (raḥ) 1. m. A deer.

[Sanskrit to German]

Krishnatara 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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