Tanukri, Tanūkṛ: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Tanukri 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 Tanūkṛ can be transliterated into English as Tanukr or Tanukri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTanūkṛ (तनूकृ).—8 U. To make thin or fine, diminish, lessen; as in लज्जां तनूकृत्य (lajjāṃ tanūkṛtya); मध्यं तनूकृत्य यदीदमीयं वेधाः (madhyaṃ tanūkṛtya yadīdamīyaṃ vedhāḥ) N.7.82.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTanūkṛ (तनूकृ).—make thin, attenuate, diminish; [with] bhū wane, decrease.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTanūkṛ (तनूकृ):—[=tanū-√kṛ] [from tanū > tan] to make thin, [Naiṣadha-carita vii, 82];
— ([indeclinable participle] -kṛtya) to diminish, discard (lajjām), [Raghuvaṃśa vi, 80.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tanukrit, Tanukrita, Tanukritha.
Ends with: Pratanukri.
Full-text: Pratanukri.
Relevant text
No search results for Tanukri, Tanū-kṛ, Tanu-kri, Tanūkṛ; (plurals include: Tanukris, kṛs, kris, Tanūkṛs) in any book or story.