Sthera: 1 definition
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Sthera 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySthera (स्थेर).—(= sthavira, compare thera; Pali thera), old; an elder: sthero na tāvatā bhavati (pronounce bhoti) Udānavarga xi.11 (required by meter; later v.l. sthaviro, unmetr); sthero ti ucyate xi.12 (later v.l. sthavira ucyate, where meter is preserved by omitting the MIndic ti = iti). The first of these corresp. to Pali Dhammapada (Pali) 260 na tena thero hoti, where meter requires either thaviro, or with vv.ll. bha- vati, or so hoti.
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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