Paurohita, Paurōhita: 7 definitions
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Paurohita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypaurōhita (पौरोहित) [or पौरोहित्य, paurōhitya].—n S The office or business of purōhita.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpaurōhita (पौरोहित) [or paurōhitya, or पौरोहित्य].—n The office or busi- ness of purōhita.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaurohita (पौरोहित).—i. e. puras -hita (vb. dhā, with puras), adj., f. tī, Conformable to, proceeding from a family priest, Mārk. P. 126, 18.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaurohita (पौरोहित):—[=pauro-hita] [from pauro] mf(ī)n. belonging to or proceeding from a Purohita, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
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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 corpusPaurōhita (ಪೌರೋಹಿತ):—[adjective] belonging to or proceeding from a Purōhita, a priest or a domestic chaplain.
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Paurōhita (ಪೌರೋಹಿತ):—[noun] a priest or a domestic chaplain.
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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