Vistirnajanu, Vistīrṇajānu, Vistirna-janu: 2 definitions
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Vistirnajanu 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVistīrṇajānu (विस्तीर्णजानु).—a. bandy-legged (as a girll, hence unfit for marriage).
Vistīrṇajānu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vistīrṇa and jānu (जानु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVistīrṇajānu (विस्तीर्णजानु):—[=vi-stīrṇa-jānu] [from vi-stīrṇa > vi-stṛ] f. a bandy-legged girl (unfit for marriage), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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