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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paṇastrī (पणस्त्री).—a prostitute, harlot; शोभा हि पणस्त्रीणां सदृशजनसमाश्रयः कामः (śobhā hi paṇastrīṇāṃ sadṛśajanasamāśrayaḥ kāmaḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 8.33.

Paṇastrī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paṇa and strī (स्त्री). See also (synonyms): paṇāṅganā.

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

Paṇastrī (पणस्त्री).—and

Paṇastrī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paṇa and strī (स्त्री).

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

Paṇastrī (पणस्त्री).—[feminine] venal woman, harlot.

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

Paṇastrī (पणस्त्री):—[=paṇa-strī] [from paṇa > paṇ] ([Mṛcchakaṭikā]) f. a venal woman, a prostitute, harlot.

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Panastri 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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Partial matches: Pana, Stri.

Full-text: Panyastri, Panyayoshit, Panyangana, Panangana.

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