Brahmaputri, ٰܳī, Brahma-putri: 1 definition
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Brahmaputri 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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ٰܳī (ब्रह्मपुत्री):—[=-ٰܳī] [from brahma-putra > brahma > brahman] f. a kind of esculent root (= ī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] ‘Brahmā’s daughter�, Name of the river Sarasvatī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. -Բī).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
3b. The Origin of Sarasvatī as a river < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 18 - The Story of Mātaṅgī and Karṇāṭaka < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]