Tiraskarini, Tiraskariṇī, Tiraskāriṇī: 6 definitions

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Tiraskarini 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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Tiraskarini in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tiraskariṇī (तिरस्करिणी) or Tiraskāriṇī (तिरस्कारिणी).—

1) A curtain, veil; सोऽत्यासाद्य तु तद्वेश्म तिरस्करणिमन्तरा (so'tyāsādya tu tadveśma tiraskaraṇimantarā) Rām.2.15.2; तिरस्करिण्यो जलदा भवन्ति (tiraskariṇyo jaladā bhavanti) Kumārasambhava 1.14; M.2.1.

2) An outer tent, screen of cloth.

3) A kind of magical veil (or spell) rendering the wearer invisible, Ś.6. and V.2, inter alia. It is properly the science or art possessed by celestial beings of rendering themselves invisible by repeating some Mantras.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tiraskariṇī (तिरस्करिणी).—f. (-ṇī) 1. An outer tent, a Kanat, a wall or screen of cloth surrounding the principal tent. 2. A veil. 3. A curtain. E. tiras secret, and kariṇī making; also with the antepen. vowel long, tiraskāriṇī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tiraskariṇī (तिरस्करिणी):—[tira-skariṇī] (ṇī) 3. f. An outer tent surrounding another; a veil.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Tiraskariṇī (तिरस्करिणी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Tirakkariṇī, Tirakkhariṇī.

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Tiraskarini in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Tiraskarini in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tiraskariṇi (ತಿರಸ್ಕರಿಣಿ):—

1) [noun] = ತಿರಸ್ಕರಣಿ [tiraskarani].

2) [noun] ತಿರಸ್ಕರಿಣೀ ವಿದ್ಯೆ [tiraskarini vidye] tiraskariṇī vidye a mystical art of disappearing.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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