Raktapayin, Raktapāyin, Rakta-payin: 7 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRaktapāyin (रक्तपायिन्).—m. a bug.
Raktapāyin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and pāyin (पायिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktapāyin (रक्तपायिन्).—m. (-yī) A bug. f. (-yinī) A leech. E. rakta, pāyin what drinks.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktapāyin (रक्तपायिन्).—[rakta-pāyin] (vb. raṅj. ), I. m. A bug. Ii. f. nī, A leech.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Raktapāyin (रक्तपायिन्):—[=rakta-pāyin] [from rakta > raj] mfn. blood-drinking
2) [v.s. ...] m. a bug, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktapāyin (रक्तपायिन्):—[rakta-pāyin] (yī) 5. m. A bug. f. A leech. a. Drinking blood.
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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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Partial matches: Payin, Rakta.
Starts with: Raktapayini.
Full-text: Raktapayini.
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