Sthagara: 4 definitions
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Sthagara 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySthagara (स्थगर).—A betel-nut.
Derivable forms: sthagaram (स्थगरम्).
See also (synonyms): sthakara.
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Sthagara (स्थगर).—The plant पुत्रजीवक (putrajīvaka); Rām.2.94.24.
Derivable forms: sthagaraḥ (स्थगरः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySthagara (स्थगर).—n.
(-raṃ) A betel-nut; also read sthakara .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sthagara (स्थगर):—[from sthag] n. (also written sthakara cf. tagara, tagaraka) a [particular] fragrant substance or powder, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa]
2) Sthāgara (स्थागर):—mfn. made of sthagara q.v., [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
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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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Ends with: Goshthagara, Kashthagara, Koshthagara, Madhyasthagara, Samsthagara.
Full-text: Sthakara, Sthagala, Takaraka, Tagari, Takari, Tagara.
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