Sarvaprathamam, Sarva-prathamam: 3 definitions
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Sarvaprathamam 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 dictionarySarvaprathamam (सर्वप्रथमम्).—ind. first of all.
Sarvaprathamam is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarva and prathamam (प्रथमम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySarvaprathamam (सर्वप्रथमम्).—adv. (= Pali sabbapaṭhamaṃ, Childers), first of all: Mahāvastu iii.56.18 (prose; mss. sarve pra°); Lalitavistara 403.4, 6; 404.18 f.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvaprathamam (सर्वप्रथमम्):—[=sarva-prathamam] [from sarva] ind. before all, first of all, [Lalita-vistara]
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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