Kurmaprishtha, Kūrmapṛṣṭha, Kurma-prishtha: 5 definitions

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Kurmaprishtha 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 Kūrmapṛṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Kurmaprstha or Kurmaprishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Kūrmapṛṣṭha (कूर्मपृष्ठ).—

1) the back or shell of a tortoise.

2) a lid or cover of a dish.

Derivable forms: kūrmapṛṣṭham (कूर्मपृष्ठम्).

Kūrmapṛṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kūrma and pṛṣṭha (पृष्ठ). See also (synonyms): kūrmapṛṣṭhaka.

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

1) Kūrmapṛṣṭha (कूर्मपृष्ठ):—[=kūrma-pṛṣṭha] [from kūrma] n. the back or shell of a tortoise

2) [v.s. ...] m. globe-amaranth (Gomphrena globosa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Yakṣa, [Brahma-purāṇa]

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

Kūrmapṛṣṭha (कूर्मपृष्ठ):—[kūrma-pṛṣṭha] (ṣṭhaḥ) 1. m. Globe amaranth, back or shell of a tortoise.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kurmaprishtha 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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