Prashthauhi, Praṣṭhauhī: 5 definitions
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Prashthauhi 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 Praṣṭhauhī can be transliterated into English as Prasthauhi or Prashthauhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPraṣṭhauhī (प्रष्ठौही).—A cow for the first time with a calf.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraṣṭhauhī (प्रष्ठौही).—f. (-hī) A cow pregnant with her first calf. E. praṣṭha here said to be the first birth, and vah to bear, aff. ṇvi or vic, fem. aff. ṅīp, and va is changed to ū, which with the preceding vowel becomes au by special rule.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraṣṭhauhī (प्रष्ठौही):—[from praṣṭha-vah > pra-ṣṭha] f. a cow for the first time with calf, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. paṣṭhavah, ṭhauhī).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraṣṭhauhī (प्रष्ठौही):—[praṣṭhau+hī] (hī) 3. f. A cow pregnant with her first calf.
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 corpusPraṣṭhauhi (ಪ್ರಷ್ಠೌಹಿ):—[noun] a cow that is with a claf for the first time.
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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