Shribhratri, Śrībhrātṛ, Shri-bhratri: 4 definitions

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Shribhratri 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 Śrībhrātṛ can be transliterated into English as Sribhratr or Shribhratri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śrībhrātṛ (श्रीभ्रातृ).—m.

1) the moon.

2) a horse.

Śrībhrātṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śrī and bhrātṛ (भ्रातृ).

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

Śrībhrātṛ (श्रीभ्रातृ).—m.

(-tā) 1. A horse. 2. The moon. E. śrī the goddess, bhrātṛ brother; being recovered as well a Lakshmi, at the churning of the ocean.

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

Śrībhrātṛ (श्रीभ्रातृ):—[=śrī-bhrātṛ] [from śrī] m. ‘brother of Śrī’, the horse (fabled to have sprung with her from the ocean when churned by the gods; cf. lakṣmī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Śrībhrātṛ (श्रीभ्रातृ):—[śrī-bhrātṛ] (tā) 4. m. A horse.

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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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