Kshanamatram, Kṣaṇamātram, Kshana-matram: 2 definitions
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Kshanamatram 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 Kṣaṇamātram can be transliterated into English as Ksanamatram or Kshanamatram, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣaṇamātram (क्षणमात्रम्).—ind. for a moment; क्षणमात्रमृषिस्तस्थौ सुप्त- मीन इव ह्रदः (kṣaṇamātramṛṣistasthau supta- mīna iva hradaḥ) R.1.73.
Kṣaṇamātram is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣaṇa and mātram (मात्रम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣaṇamātram (क्षणमात्रम्):—[=kṣaṇa-mātram] [from kṣaṇa-mātra > kṣaṇa] ind. only for a moment, [Raghuvaṃśa i, 73]
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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Partial matches: Kshana.
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