Prithvibhara, Pṛthvībhara, Prithvi-bhara: 3 definitions

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Prithvibhara 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 Pṛthvībhara can be transliterated into English as Prthvibhara or Prithvibhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Prithvibhara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pṛthvībhara (पृथ्वीभर).—Name of a metre.

Derivable forms: pṛthvībharaḥ (पृथ्वीभरः).

Pṛthvībhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pṛthvī and bhara (भर).

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

Pṛthvībhara (पृथ्वीभर).—m.

(-raḥ) A species of the Atyasti metre.

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

Pṛthvībhara (पृथ्वीभर):—[=pṛthvī-bhara] [from pṛthvī > pṛth] m. (?) a species of the Aty-aṣṭi metre, [Horace H. Wilson]

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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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