Retra: 7 definitions

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Retra 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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Retra (रेत्र).—[rī-tra]

1) Semen, sperm.

2) Quicksilver.

3) Nectar.

4) Perfumed powder.

Derivable forms: retram (रेत्रम्).

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

Retra (रेत्र).—n.

(-traṃ) 1. Semen virile. 2. Quicksilver. 3. Nectar or ambrosia. 4. Perfumed or aromatic powder, pulvilio. E. to flow, ṣṭran aff. tuṭ aug.

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

Retra (रेत्र).—i. e. rī + tra, n. 1. Semen virile. 2. Nectar. 3. Quicksilver.

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

1) Retra (रेत्र):—[from reṇu] n. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) semen virile

2) [v.s. ...] quicksilver

3) [v.s. ...] nectar, ambrosia

4) [v.s. ...] perfumed or aromatic powder (cf. vetra).

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

Retra (रेत्र):—(traṃ) 1. n. Semen virile; quicksilver; nectar; armoatic power.

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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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