Striti, Stṛti: 5 definitions
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Striti 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.
The Sanskrit term Stṛti can be transliterated into English as Strti or Striti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryStṛti (स्तृति).—f.
1) Spreading, stretching, expansion.
2) Covering, clothing.
Derivable forms: stṛtiḥ (स्तृतिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryStṛti (स्तृति).—f.
(-tiḥ) 1. Expansion. 2. Covering, clothing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryStṛti (स्तृति).—[feminine] spreading, covering.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Stṛti (स्तृति):—[from stṝ] f. the act of bestrewing or covering, [Vopadeva]
2) [v.s. ...] striking down, overthrowing, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Kāṭhaka]
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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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