Rashtrakarshana, Rāṣṭrakarṣaṇa, Rashtra-karshana: 3 definitions
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Rashtrakarshana 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 Rāṣṭrakarṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Rastrakarsana or Rashtrakarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRāṣṭrakarṣaṇa (राष्ट्रकर्षण).—distressing a kingdom; तथा राज्ञामपि प्राणाः क्षीयन्ते राष्ट्रकर्षणात् (tathā rājñāmapi prāṇāḥ kṣīyante rāṣṭrakarṣaṇāt) Manusmṛti 7.112.
Derivable forms: rāṣṭrakarṣaṇam (राष्ट्रकर्षणम्).
Rāṣṭrakarṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rāṣṭra and karṣaṇa (कर्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRāṣṭrakarṣaṇa (राष्ट्रकर्षण).—[neuter] harassing of a country.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRāṣṭrakarṣaṇa (राष्ट्रकर्षण):—[=rāṣṭra-karṣaṇa] [from rāṣṭra] n. distressing or oppressing a kingdom, [Manu-smṛti vii, 512.]
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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