Dhanapishaci, ٳԲ辱ś峦ī, Dhana-pishaci: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Dhanapishaci means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 ٳԲ辱ś峦ī can be transliterated into English as Dhanapisaci or Dhanapishaci, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Dhanapishachi.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydhana辱ś峦ī (धनपिशाची).—f The female fiend supposed to watch and guard treasure.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryٳԲ辱ś峦ī (धनपिशाची).�'the demon of wealth', an avaricious desire of wealth, greed, avarice.
ٳԲ辱ś峦ī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhana and 辱ś峦ī (पिशाची). See also (synonyms): Բ辱ś峦.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryٳԲ辱ś峦ī (धनपिशाची).—f. (-ī) Extreme desire of riches, avarice. E. See the preceding.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryٳԲ辱ś峦ī (धनपिशाची):—[=dhana-辱ś峦ī] [from dhana > dhan] f. thirst for wealth, avarice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Partial matches: Pishaci.
Starts with: Dhanapishacika.
Full-text: Dhanapishacika, Pishaca.
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