Grahanayaka, Grahanāyaka, Graha-nayaka: 7 definitions
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Grahanayaka 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGrahanāyaka (ग्रहनायक).—
1) the sun.
2) an epithet of Saturn.
Derivable forms: grahanāyakaḥ (ग्रहनायकः).
Grahanāyaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms graha and nāyaka (नायक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGrahanāyaka (ग्रहनायक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. The sun. 2. The planet Saturn. E. graha a planet, and nāyaka a chief.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Grahanāyaka (ग्रहनायक):—[=graha-nāyaka] [from graha > grah] m. = -grāmaṇī, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi i, 8, 435]
2) [v.s. ...] the planet Saturn, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGrahanāyaka (ग्रहनायक):—[graha-nāyaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. The sun; Saturn.
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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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryGrahanāyaka (ग्रहनायक):—n. 1. the sun; 2. the planet Saturn;
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.
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