Vetradhara, Vētradhara, Vetra-dhara: 10 definitions
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Vetradhara 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 Dictionaryvētradhara (वेत्रधर) [or वेत्रधारी, vētradhārī].—m (S) A staff-bearer, macebearer, warder, usher.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvētradhara (वेत्रधर) [-dhārī, -धारी].—m A staff-bearer, usher.
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 dictionaryVetradhara (वेत्रधर).—
1) a door-keeper.
2) a mace-bearer, staff-bearer.
Derivable forms: vetradharaḥ (वेत्रधरः).
Vetradhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vetra and dhara (धर). See also (synonyms): vetradhāraka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVetradhara (वेत्रधर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. A door-keeper, a warder. 2. A staff bearer, a macebearer. E. vetra a staff, and dhara having.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVetradhara (वेत्रधर).—i. e. vetra + dhṛ + a, 1. m., f. rā, A door-keeper, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 6, 82 (rā). 2. m. A mace-bearer, a staffbearer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVetradhārā (वेत्रधारा).—[feminine] a female door-keeper (lit. staff-bearer).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vetradhara (वेत्रधर):—[=vetra-dhara] [from vetra] m. ‘staff-bearer’, a door-keeper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Vetradharā (वेत्रधरा):—[=vetra-dharā] [from vetra-dhara > vetra] f. a female door-keeper, [Raghuvaṃśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVetradhara (वेत्रधर):—[vetra-dhara] (raḥ) 1. m. A door-keeper; a staff or mace bearer.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVētradhara (ವೇತ್ರಧರ):—[noun] a man (as a watchman, doorkeeper, etc.) who is holding a rattan or bamboo stick.
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)
Partial matches: Dhara, Vetra.
Starts with: Vetradharaka.
Full-text: Vetradharaka, Vettirataran, Vetrahasta, Vetrin, Vetradamdadhara, Vetriga, Vetala.
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