Pithasarpin, Pīṭhasarpin: 7 definitions
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Pīṭhasarpin (पीठसर्पिन्).—m. (-rpī) A cripple, who moves about on a wheeled chair, &c. E. pīṭha a seat, and sarpin who moves.
Pīṭhasarpin (पीठसर्पिन्).—m. a cripple, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 394.
Pīṭhasarpin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pīṭha and sarpin (सर्पिन्).
Pīṭhasarpin (पीठसर्पिन्).—[adjective] moving with the help of a board, i.e. lame; [masculine] cripple.
Pīṭhasarpin (पीठसर्पिन्):—[=pīṭha-sarpin] [from pīṭha] ([Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]) mfn. = -ga.
Pīṭhasarpin (पीठसर्पिन्):—[pīṭha-sarpin] (rpī) 5. m. A cripple who moves on a wheeled chair.
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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: Sarpin, Pitha.
Full-text: Paithasarpa, Pamsuva, Pithaga, Sarpin, Pitha.
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