Kshnotra, Kṣṇotra: 5 definitions

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Kshnotra 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 Kṣṇotra can be transliterated into English as Ksnotra or Kshnotra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṣṇotra (क्ष्णोत्र).—Ved. A grind-stone, whet-stone; क्ष्णोत्रेणेव स्वधितिं सं शिशीतम् (kṣṇotreṇeva svadhitiṃ saṃ śiśītam) Ṛgveda 2.39.7.

Derivable forms: kṣṇotram (क्ष्णोत्रम्).

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

Kṣṇotra (क्ष्णोत्र).—[neuter] whet-stone.

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

Kṣṇotra (क्ष्णोत्र):—[from kṣṇu] n. a whet-stone, [Ṛg-veda ii, 39, 7.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kshnotra 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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