Mlecchadvishta, Mlecchadviṣṭa, Mleccha-dvishta: 3 definitions

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Mlecchadvishta 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 Mlecchadviṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Mlecchadvista or Mlecchadvishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Mlechchhadvishta.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Mlecchadviṣṭa (म्लेच्छद्विष्ट).—bdellium.

Derivable forms: mlecchadviṣṭaḥ (म्लेच्छद्विष्टः).

Mlecchadviṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mleccha and dviṣṭa (द्विष्ट).

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

Mlecchadviṣṭa (म्लेच्छद्विष्ट):—[=mleccha-dviṣṭa] [from mleccha > mlech] m. bdellium, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mlecchadvishta 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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