Shvetarohita, Śvetarohita, Shveta-rohita: 5 definitions

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Shvetarohita 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 Śvetarohita can be transliterated into English as Svetarohita or Shvetarohita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Śvetarohita (श्वेतरोहित).—an epithet of Garuḍa.

Derivable forms: śvetarohitaḥ (श्वेतरोहितः).

Śvetarohita is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śveta and rohita (रोहित).

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

Śvetarohita (श्वेतरोहित).—m.

(-taḥ) Garuda. E. śveta white, and rohita red.

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

1) Śvetarohita (श्वेतरोहित):—[=śveta-rohita] [from śveta > śvit] m. ‘wh° and red’, Name of Garuḍa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a kind of plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Śvetarohita (श्वेतरोहित):—[śveta-rohita] (taḥ) 1. m. Garuḍa.

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Shvetarohita in German

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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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