Pinakadhrit, Pinākadhṛt, Pinaka-dhrit: 1 definition
Introduction:
Pinakadhrit 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 Pinākadhṛt can be transliterated into English as Pinakadhrt or Pinakadhrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPinākadhṛt (पिनाकधृत्).—m. epithets of Śiva; द्वौ वरासिधरौ राजन्नेकः शक्तिपिनाकधृक् (dvau varāsidharau rājannekaḥ śaktipinākadhṛk) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.155.17;3.167.5; कुर्या हरस्यापि पिनाकपाणेर्धैर्यच्युतिम् (kuryā harasyāpi pinākapāṇerdhairyacyutim) Kumārasambhava 3.1.
Pinākadhṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pināka and dhṛt (धृत्). See also (synonyms): pinākagoptṛ, pinākadhṛk, pinākapāṇi.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dhrit, Pinaka.
Full-text: Pinakagoptri, Pinakapani, Pinakadhrik.
Relevant text
No search results for Pinakadhrit, Pinākadhṛt, Pinaka-dhrit, Pināka-dhṛt, Pinakadhrt, Pinaka-dhrt; (plurals include: Pinakadhrits, Pinākadhṛts, dhrits, dhṛts, Pinakadhrts, dhrts) in any book or story.