Vadhri: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Vadhri 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVadhri (वध्रि).—a. Castrated, emasculated.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVadhrī (वध्री).—see vadhra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVadhri (वध्रि).—[adjective] emasculated, unmanly.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vadhri (वध्रि):—[from vadh] a mfn. ‘one whose testicles are cut out’, castrated, emasculated, unmanly (opp. to vṛṣan), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) Vadhrī (वध्री):—[from vadhra] f. (also written vaddhrī) idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] ([probably]) a slice of bacon (See varāha-v)
4) Vadhri (वध्रि):—b etc. See [column]1.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVadhri (ವಧ್ರಿ):—[noun] a leather cord.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vadhri-kukkuta, Vadhrika, Vadhrimati, Vadhrinasa, Vadhrinasaka, Vadhrivac, Vadhriya.
Ends with: Avadhri, Saptavadhri, Varahavadhri, Vyavadhri.
Full-text: Vaddhri, Vadhrivac, Shatacarman, Varahavadhri, Vadhri-kukkuta, Vattiri, Bandhur, Vadhrayati, Vadhrimati, Vriddhi-kukkuta, Saptavadhri, Vadhryashva, Vadhra, Varatra.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 1.6: New and rare words < [Appendices]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 31 - Sufferings of the Jīva—The Rājasī Gati < [Book 3 - Third Skandha]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Appendix 3.2 - Indian Eunuchs < [Appendices]