Shaddhotri, Ṣaḍḍhotṛ, Shad-dhotri: 1 definition
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Shaddhotri 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 Ṣaḍḍhotṛ can be transliterated into English as Saddhotr or Shaddhotri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaḍḍhotṛ (षड्ढोतृ):—[=ṣaḍ-ḍhotṛ] [from ṣaḍ > ṣaṣ] ([from] ṣaṣ + hotṛ; ṣaḍ-) m. ‘relating to six Hotṛs’, Name of the verses, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka iii, 4] (to be recited at an animal sacrifice, also -ḍhotārāhuti, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]), [Brāhmaṇa; ???; Baudhāyana-dharma-śāstra]
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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