Sphutatara, Sphuṭatāra, Sphuta-tara: 3 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySphuṭatāra (स्फुटतार).—a. bright or gemmend with stars.
Sphuṭatāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sphuṭa and tāra (तार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySphuṭatāra (स्फुटतार).—Adj. Bright with stars.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sphuṭatara (स्फुटतर):—[=sphuṭa-tara] [from sphuṭa > sphuṭ] mfn. more (or most) distinct or clear (am ind.), [Śiśupāla-vadha]
2) Sphuṭatāra (स्फुटतार):—[=sphuṭa-tāra] [from sphuṭa > sphuṭ] mfn. having stars clearly seen, bright with stars, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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: Tara, Sphuta.
Starts with: Sphutatarakshara, Sphutataram.
Full-text: Sphutataram, Sphutatarakshara.
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