Kritashmashru, Kṛtaśmaśru, Krita-shmashru: 1 definition

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Kritashmashru 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 Kṛtaśmaśru can be transliterated into English as Krtasmasru or Kritashmashru, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Kṛtaśmaśru (कृतश्मश्रु).—one who is shaven; न हि कृतश्मश्रुः पुनः श्मश्रूणि कार- यति (na hi kṛtaśmaśruḥ punaḥ śmaśrūṇi kāra- yati) Mahābhārata on P.I.2.9.

Derivable forms: kṛtaśmaśruḥ (कृतश्मश्रुः).

Kṛtaśmaśru is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛta and śmaśru (श्मश्रु).

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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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