Kshiprahasta, Kṣiprahasta, Kshipra-hasta: 4 definitions

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Kshiprahasta 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 Kṣiprahasta can be transliterated into English as Ksiprahasta or Kshiprahasta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kshiprahasta in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kṣiprahasta (क्षिप्रहस्त):—[=kṣipra-hasta] [from kṣipra > kṣip] m. ‘swift-handed’, Name of Agni, [Atharva-veda] Paipp.

2) [v.s. ...] of a Rakṣas, [Rāmāyaṇa vi, 18, 41.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kshiprahasta in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kshiprahasta in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kṣiprahasta (ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಹಸ್ತ):—

1) [noun] a man who acts, works swiftly.

2) [noun] a highly skilled man.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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