Stenanigraha, Stena-nigraha: 3 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryStenanigraha (स्तेननिग्रह).—
1) the punishment of thieves.
2) suppression of theft.
Derivable forms: stenanigrahaḥ (स्तेननिग्रहः).
Stenanigraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms stena and nigraha (निग्रह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryStenanigraha (स्तेननिग्रह).—m.
(-haḥ) 1. The restraining or punishment of thieves. 2. Suppression of theft.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Stenanigraha (स्तेननिग्रह):—[=stena-nigraha] [from stena > sten] m. the restraining or punishing of thieves, [ib.]
2) [v.s. ...] suppression of theft, [ib.]
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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