Pashcimadesha, Paścimadeśa, Pashcima-desha: 2 definitions
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Pashcimadesha 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 Paścimadeśa can be transliterated into English as Pascimadesa or Pashcimadesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pashchimadesha.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaścimadeśa (पश्चिमदेश):—[=paścima-deśa] [from paścima > paśca] m. Name of a district, [Romakasiddhānta]
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 corpusPaścimadēśa (ಪಶ್ಚಿಮದೇಶ):—[noun] any of the nations of Europian or Americaan continent.
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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