Shraddhamitra, Śrāddhamitra, Shraddha-mitra: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śrāddhamitra can be transliterated into English as Sraddhamitra or Shraddhamitra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚrāddhamitra (श्राद्धमित्र).—making friends through a श्राद्ध (śrāddha); cf. श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) (1) above; स स्वर्गाच्च्यवते लोकाच्छ्राद्धमित्रो द्विजाधमः (sa svargāccyavate lokācchrāddhamitro dvijādhamaḥ) Manusmṛti 3.14.
Derivable forms: śrāddhamitraḥ (श्राद्धमित्रः).
Śrāddhamitra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śrāddha and mitra (मित्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrāddhamitra (श्राद्धमित्र).—[adjective] seeking to win friends by funeral meals.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrāddhamitra (श्राद्धमित्र):—[=śrāddha-mitra] [from śrāddha] mfn. making friends through a Śr°, [Manu-smṛti iii, 140.]
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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