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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Piṇḍīra (पिण्डीर).—a. Sapless, insipid, arid, dry.

-raḥ 1 The pomegranate tree.

2) Cuttle-fish-bone.

3) Foam of the sea; cf. डिण्डीर (ḍiṇḍīra).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Piṇḍīra (पिण्डीर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Sapless, juiceless, arid, dry. m.

(-raḥ) 1. The pomegranate. 2. Cuttle-fish-bone considered to be the foam of the sea. E. piṇḍa a ball, &c. īra to go, to resemble, aff. aṇ.

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

1) Piṇḍīra (पिण्डीर):—[from piṇḍ] mfn. sapless, arid, dry, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] m. the pomegranate tree, [Harivaṃśa]

3) [v.s. ...] = hiṇḍīra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Piṇḍīra (पिण्डीर):—(raḥ) 1. m. The pomegranate; cuttle fish bone. a. Sapless, dry.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Piṇḍīra (पिण्डीर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Piṃḍīra.

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context information

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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Piṃḍīra (पिंडीर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Piṇḍīra.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Ends with: Krishnapindira.

Full-text: Krishnapindira, Krishnapinditaka.

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