Viharabhumi, Vihārabhūmi, Vihara-bhumi: 3 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVihārabhūmi (विहारभूमि).—a grazing ground, pasturage.
Derivable forms: vihārabhūmiḥ (विहारभूमिः).
Vihārabhūmi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vihāra and bhūmi (भूमि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vihārabhūmi (विहारभूमि):—[=vi-hāra-bhūmi] [from vi-hāra > vi-hṛ] f. = -deśa, [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] a grazing-ground, pasturage, [Kirātārjunīya]
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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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