Shudraghna, Śūdraghna, Shudra-ghna: 3 definitions
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Shudraghna 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 Śūdraghna can be transliterated into English as Sudraghna or Shudraghna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚūdraghna (शूद्रघ्न).—a.
1) killing a Śūdra.
2) the slayer of a Śūdra; एतदेव व्रतं कृत्स्नं षण्मासान् शूद्रहा चरेत् (etadeva vrataṃ kṛtsnaṃ ṣaṇmāsān śūdrahā caret) Manusmṛti 11.13.
Śūdraghna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śūdra and ghna (घ्न). See also (synonyms): śūdrahan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūdraghna (शूद्रघ्न).—[adjective] killing a Śūdra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūdraghna (शूद्रघ्न):—[=śūdra-ghna] [from śūdra] mfn. killing a Ś°, the slayer of a Ś°, [Pañcarātra]
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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Partial matches: Shudra, Ghna.
Full-text: Shudrahan.
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