Prishthagamin, Pṛṣṭhagāmin, Prishtha-gamin: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pṛṣṭhagāmin can be transliterated into English as Prsthagamin or Prishthagamin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPṛṣṭhagāmin (पृष्ठगामिन्).—a. going behind, following; युद्धकालेऽग्रगो यः स्यात् सदा पृष्ठानुगः पुरे (yuddhakāle'grago yaḥ syāt sadā pṛṣṭhānugaḥ pure) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.59.
Pṛṣṭhagāmin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pṛṣṭha and gāmin (गामिन्). See also (synonyms): pṛṣṭhānuga, pṛṣṭhayāyin.
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Pṛṣṭhagāmin (पृष्ठगामिन्).—a. faithful.
Pṛṣṭhagāmin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pṛṣṭha and gāmin (गामिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛṣṭhagāmin (पृष्ठगामिन्):—[=pṛṣṭha-gāmin] [from pṛṣṭha] mfn. going behind, following, devoted or faithful, [Pañcatantra] ([Bombay edition])
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: Prishtha, Gamin.
Full-text: Prishthanuga, Prishthayayin.
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