Preshyavadhu, Preṣyavadhū, Preshya-vadhu: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Preṣyavadhū can be transliterated into English as Presyavadhu or Preshyavadhu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPreṣyavadhū (प्रेष्यवधू).—
1) the wife of a servant.
2) a female servant, handmaid.
Derivable forms: preṣyavadhūḥ (प्रेष्यवधूः).
Preṣyavadhū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms preṣya and vadhū (वधू).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPreṣyavadhū (प्रेष्यवधू).—f. a female servant, [Draupadīpramātha] 6, 9.
Preṣyavadhū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms preṣya and vadhū (वधू).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Preṣyavadhū (प्रेष्यवधू):—[=preṣya-vadhū] [from preṣya > preṣaṇa > preṣ] f. a female servant, handmaid, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] the wife of a slave, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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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