Shabdagraha, Śabdagraha, Shabda-graha: 7 definitions

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Shabdagraha 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 Śabdagraha can be transliterated into English as Sabdagraha or Shabdagraha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shabdagraha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śabdagraha (शब्दग्रह).—

1) catching the sound.

2) the ear.

Derivable forms: śabdagrahaḥ (शब्दग्रहः).

Śabdagraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śabda and graha (ग्रह).

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

Śabdagraha (शब्दग्रह).—m.

(-haḥ) 1. The ear. 2. Receiving or catching sound. 3. A fabulous arrow. E. śabda sound, graha what receives.

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

Śabdagraha (शब्दग्रह).—m. 1. The ear. 2. Catching sound.

Śabdagraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śabda and graha (ग्रह).

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

1) Śabdagraha (शब्दग्रह):—[=śabda-graha] [from śabda > śabd] m. ‘receiver of s°’, the ear, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] receiving or catching sound, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a fabulous arrow, [ib.]

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

Śabdagraha (शब्दग्रह):—[śabda-graha] (haḥ) 1. m. The ear.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shabdagraha in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shabdagraha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śabdagraha (ಶಬ್ದಗ್ರಹ):—

1) [noun] a perceiving of a sound or sounds.

2) [noun] the organ of sound perception; the ear.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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