Vikroshtri, Vikroṣṭṛ: 4 definitions

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Vikroshtri 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 Vikroṣṭṛ can be transliterated into English as Vikrostr or Vikroshtri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vikroṣṭṛ (विक्रोष्टृ).—mfn. (-ṣṭā-ṣṭrī-ṣṭṛ) 1. Who reviles, abuses, speaks harshly, &c. 2. Who calls or cries out. E. vi before, kruś to cry, tṛc aff.

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

Vikroṣṭṛ (विक्रोष्टृ).—[masculine] who cries for help.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vikroṣṭṛ (विक्रोष्टृ):—[=vi-kroṣṭṛ] [from vi-krośana > vi-kruś] m. one who calls out or cries for help, [Yājñavalkya ii, 234]

2) [v.s. ...] a reviler, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Vikroṣṭṛ (विक्रोष्टृ):—[vi-kroṣṭṛ] (ṣṭā-ṣṭrī-ṣṭṛ) a. Idem.

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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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