Pallavagrahin, Pallavagrāhin, Pallava-grahin: 5 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pallavagrāhin (पल्लवग्राहिन्).—a.

1) putting forth sprouts.

2) dealing with trifles.

3) diffusive or superficial.

Pallavagrāhin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pallava and grāhin (ग्राहिन्).

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

Pallavagrāhin (पल्लवग्राहिन्).—adj. shooting forth too luxuriantly (or twigpicking, superficial), [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 131.

Pallavagrāhin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pallava and grāhin (ग्राहिन्).

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

1) Pallavagrāhin (पल्लवग्राहिन्):—[=pallava-grāhin] [from pallava] mfn. putting forth young shoots, sprouting in all directions, diffusive, superficial (as knowledge), [Hitopadeśa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. (with doṣa) the fault of prolixity or diffusiveness, [Gīta-govinda [Scholiast or Commentator]]

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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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