Striharana, Strīharaṇa, Stri-harana: 6 definitions
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Striharana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarystrīharaṇa (स्त्रीहरण).—n (S) Carrying off of a female. strīharttā -hara -harī a That carries off &c.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryStrīharaṇa (स्त्रीहरण).—
1) the forcible abduction of women.
2) rape.
Derivable forms: strīharaṇam (स्त्रीहरणम्).
Strīharaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms strī and haraṇa (हरण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryStrīharaṇa (स्त्रीहरण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Carrying off a woman, ravishment. 2. Rape. E. strī, haraṇa taking.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryStrīharaṇa (स्त्रीहरण).—n. carrying off a woman, ravishment.
Strīharaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms strī and haraṇa (हरण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryStrīharaṇa (स्त्रीहरण):—[=strī-haraṇa] [from strī] n. the forcible abduction of a woman, rape, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryStrīharaṇa (स्त्रीहरण):—[strī-haraṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Ravishment.
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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