Nigrihitri, Nigṛhītṛ: 2 definitions
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Nigrihitri 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 Nigṛhītṛ can be transliterated into English as Nigrhitr or Nigrihitri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNigṛhītṛ (निगृहीतृ).—i. e. a false form for ni-grah + ītṛ, m. 1. One who lays hold on somebody, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Nigṛhītṛ (निगृहीतृ):—[=ni-gṛhītṛ] [from ni-grah] [wrong reading] for -grah. 1
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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