Granth: 6 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGranth (啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ啷�).鈥�1 膧. (also 9, 1 P. L. D. B.) (grathate, granthate)
1) To be crooked.
2) To be wicked.
3) To bend.
See also (synonyms): grath.
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Granth (啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ啷�).鈥�1, 9 P., 1 U., 1 膧. (granthati, 驳谤补迟丑苍腻迟颈, granthayatite, also grathati, grathate)
1) To fasten, tie or string together; 啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ啶苦い啷嵿さ啷囙さ 啶膏啶ムた啶む 啶班啶氞 (granthitveva sthita峁� ruca岣�) Bha峁弓ik膩vya 7.15; 啶膏啶班啷� 啶椸啶班ぅ啶い啷� (srajo grathayate) &c.
2) To arrange, class together, connect in a regular series.
3) To wind round.
4) To write, compose; 啶椸啶班ぅ啷嵿え啶距ぎ啶� 啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�- 啶多ざ啶苦え啶� 啶掂た啶むい啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶班ざ啷嵿ぎ啶苦ぎ啷� (grathn膩mi k膩vya- 艣a艣ina峁� vitat膩rthara艣mim) K. P.1.
5) To form, make, produce; 啶椸啶班ぅ啷嵿え啶ㄠ啶むた 啶ぞ啶粪啶が啶苦え啷嵿う啷佮え啶苦啶班 啶啷嵿し啷嵿ぎ啶啷嵿啷嵿い啶 (grathnanti b膩峁abindunikara峁� pak峁apa峁卥taya岣�) K.6; Bha峁弓ik膩vya 17.69.
6) To set or strew with.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGranth (啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ啷�).鈥擺grantha] r. 1st, 9th and 10th cls. (granthati, 驳谤补迟丑苍腻迟颈 granthayati) To string, to tie to- gether, to connect or arrange in a regular series. With ud prefixed, To untie, to loosen.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Granth (啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ啷�):鈥�1. granth or grath [class] 9. [Parasmaipada] 驳谤补迟丑苍腻迟颈 ([future] p. 驳谤补苍迟丑颈峁补迟, [K膩峁環aka xxv, 8]; perf. 3. [plural] jagranthur or grethur, [P膩峁噄ni 1-2, 6; Siddh膩nta-kaumud墨]; [indeclinable participle] 驳谤补苍迟丑颈迟惫腻 or grath, [23; K膩艣ik膩-v峁泃ti]),
鈥攖o fasten, tie or string together, arrange, connect in a regular series, [Taittir墨ya-sa峁僪it膩 vi f.; K膩峁環aka xxv, 8; Bha峁弓i-k膩vya];
鈥攖o string words together, compose (a literary work), [Prabodha-candrodaya vi, 5] : [class] 1. [膧tmanepada] [Parasmaipada] grathati, te, [Dh膩tup膩峁環a] ([varia lectio]);鈥擺Parasmaipada] granthati, [xxxiv, 31];
鈥� [膧tmanepada] granthate ([Aorist] 补驳谤补苍迟丑颈峁ａ弓补), to be strung together or composed (a literary work), [Bh膩radv. on P膩峁噄ni 3-1, 89] :鈥擺Causal] [膧tmanepada] [Parasmaipada] granthayati, te, to string together, [Mah膩bh膩rata iv, 262];鈥�
2) cf. 魏位蠋胃蠅; [Latin] glut-en ?
3) 2. granth or grath [class] 1. [膧tmanepada] grathate or granth, to be crooked ([literally] and [figuratively]), [Dh膩tup膩峁環a ii, 35.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGranth (啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ啷�):鈥�(ga, ki) granthati, gathn膩ti granthayati 1. 9. 10. a. To string together; with ut to unstring.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryGranth in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) a book; voluminous book; ~[kara] a writer, author (of a book); ~[mala] a series of books; —[racana] writing of a book; ~[vijnana] (the science of) bibliography; ~[vijnani] a bibliographer; —[vimocana] formal releasing of a book; ~[suci] bibliography; a list of books; •[kara] a bibliographer..鈥攇ranth (啶椸啶班啶�) is alternatively transliterated as Gra峁僼ha.
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryGranth is another spelling for 啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ [grantha].鈥攏. 1. book; literary work; treatise; 2. bulk work;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+7): Gramthabhamdara, Gramthabhamdari, Gramthakarta, Gramthakitaka, Gramthakshara, Gramthalaya, Gramthalekhaka, Gramthalipi, Gramthapala, Gramthapata, Gramtharacane, Gramtharina, Gramthasampadane, Gramthasuci, Gramthasvamya, Grantha, Granthakarana, Granthakartar, Granthakarttri, Granthakhya.
Full-text (+86): Lakshanagrantha, Grath, Grantha, Granthi, Udgranth, Grathna, Udgrantha, Nigranth, Agranth, Sarvapriya-granth, Sandarbh-granth, Smarak-granth, Grathin, Samudgranth, Upagranth, Mul Mantra, Sarvapriya-grantha, Sandarbha-grantha, Shrath, Grathya.
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Search found 29 books and stories containing Granth; (plurals include: Granths). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
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An appraisal on kapha dosha vaishamya lakshanas < [2017, Issue IX, September]
An appraisal on vata dosha vaishamya lakshanas < [2018, Issue I, january,]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Revisiting Sikh History and Sikhism: Insights from Four Recent Works < [Volume 164 (2013)]
Sikhs: History and Traditions of the 'Lions of Punjab' < [Volume 144 (2008)]
Martyrdom and Love in Sikh Tradition: Aspects of Identity and Culture < [Volume 118 (2002)]
Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Chapter 36 - Modern Sikh literature in Sanskrit < [Section 5 - Modern Sanskrit literature]
Sikhs and Hinduism < [June 1943]
Universal Values as Reflected in Literature: < [April 鈥� June, 2000]
Age of Indian-English Writing < [January 鈥� March, 1994]
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