Prithaktvaca, Pṛthaktvacā: 5 definitions

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Prithaktvaca 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 Pṛthaktvacā can be transliterated into English as Prthaktvaca or Prithaktvaca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Prithaktvacha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Pṛthaktvacā (पृथक्त्वचा).—f.

(-cā) A plant, commonly Murva, (Sanseviera zeylanica.) E. pṛthak separately, tvac skin; having a fibrous bark from which bows-strings are made.

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

Pṛthaktvacā (पृथक्त्वचा):—[=pṛthak-tvacā] [from pṛthak > pṛth] f. ‘diverse-barked’, Sanseviera Zeylanica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pṛthaktvacā (पृथक्त्वचा):—[pṛthak-tvacā] (cā) 1. f. A plant (Sanseviera zeylanica).

[Sanskrit to German]

Prithaktvaca 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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