Ranakshetra, Raṇakṣētra, Raṇakṣetra, Rana-kshetra: 5 definitions
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Ranakshetra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Raṇakṣētra and Raṇakṣetra can be transliterated into English as Ranaksetra or Ranakshetra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryraṇakṣētra (रणक्षेत्र).—n (S) A field of battle.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRaṇakṣetra (रणक्षेत्र).—f.,
Derivable forms: raṇakṣetram (रणक्षेत्रम्).
Raṇakṣetra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms raṇa and kṣetra (क्षेत्र). See also (synonyms): raṇabhū.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaṇakṣetra (रणक्षेत्र).—n. a field of battle,
Raṇakṣetra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms raṇa and kṣetra (क्षेत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaṇakṣetra (रणक्षेत्र):—[=raṇa-kṣetra] [from raṇa > ran] n. place of battle, battle-field, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kshetra, Rana.
Ends with: Avataranakshetra, Caranakshetra.
Full-text: Ranakshiti, Ranabhu, Kshetra.
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