Prithunitamba, Pṛthunitamba, Prithu-nitamba: 3 definitions

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Prithunitamba 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 Pṛthunitamba can be transliterated into English as Prthunitamba or Prithunitamba, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pṛthunitamba (पृथुनितम्ब).—a. having large or broad hips or slopes; पृथुनितम्ब नितम्बवती तव (pṛthunitamba nitambavatī tava) V.4.26.

Pṛthunitamba is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pṛthu and nitamba (नितम्ब). See also (synonyms): pṛthujaghana.

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

Pṛthunitamba (पृथुनितम्ब).—[adjective] broad-hipped.

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

Pṛthunitamba (पृथुनितम्ब):—[=pṛthu-nitamba] [from pṛthu > pṛth] mfn. large-hipped, [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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