Mushtigrahya, Muṣṭigrāhya, Mushti-grahya: 3 definitions
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Mushtigrahya 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 Muṣṭigrāhya can be transliterated into English as Mustigrahya or Mushtigrahya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuṣṭigrāhya (मुष्टिग्राह्य):—[=muṣṭi-grāhya] [from muṣṭi > muṣ] mfn. to be clasped with one hand (as a waist), [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMuṣṭigrāhya (ಮುಷ್ಟಿಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯ):—[adjective] that can be held in the palm with fingers closed over.
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Muṣṭigrāhya (ಮುಷ್ಟಿಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] that much which can be held in the palm with fingers closed over.
2) [noun] that which can be held in the hand.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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