Potridamshtraja, Potridaṃṣṭrāja: 5 definitions

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Potridamshtraja 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 Potridaṃṣṭrāja can be transliterated into English as Potridamstraja or Potridamshtraja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Potridaṃṣṭrāja (पोत्रिदंष्ट्राज).—m.

(-jaḥ) A gem, supposed to be found in the tooth of a hog. E. potri a hog, daṃṣṭrā a tooth, and ja born.

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

Potridaṃṣṭrāja (पोत्रिदंष्ट्राज):—[=potri-daṃṣṭrā-ja] [from potri > potu] m. a kind of gem (supposed to be produced in the tusk of a boar), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Potridaṃṣṭrāja (पोत्रिदंष्ट्राज):—[potri-daṃṣṭrā-ja] (jaḥ) 1. m. A gem supposed to be in the hog’s tooth.

[Sanskrit to German]

Potridamshtraja in German

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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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