In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (hinduism)

Laghustotra (लघुस्तोत्र) refers to one of the topics dealt with in the Devīmāhātmya (dealing with Hymns and Rituals), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The manuscript of the Devīmāhātmya contains the following material: [...]. The main part of the Devīmāhātmya is made of three main episodes which are tales of the goddess’s divine exploits: [...] The second part of the codex has: [e.g., laghustotra].

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Laghustotra (लघुस्तोत्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—praise of Pārvatī. Taylor. 1, 232.

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

Laghustotra (लघुस्तोत्र):—[=laghu-stotra] [from laghu] n. Name of [work]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Stotra, Laghu.

Ends with: Pancastavyalaghustotra.

Full-text: Devimahatmya.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Laghustotra, Laghu-stotra; (plurals include: Laghustotras, stotras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)

The Smārta-Śaiva community of South India (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]

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