Kshititrana, Kṣititrāṇa, Kshiti-trana: 2 definitions
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Kshititrana 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 Kṣititrāṇa can be transliterated into English as Ksititrana or Kshititrana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣititrāṇa (क्षितित्राण).—protection of the earth (a duty of kṣatriya caste).
Derivable forms: kṣititrāṇam (क्षितित्राणम्).
Kṣititrāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣiti and trāṇa (त्राण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣititrāṇa (क्षितित्राण):—[=kṣiti-trāṇa] [from kṣiti > kṣi] n. protection of the earth (one of the duties of the Kṣatriya caste), [Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra]
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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