Kshararasa, Kṣārarasa, Kshara-rasa: 4 definitions

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Kshararasa 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.

The Sanskrit term Kṣārarasa can be transliterated into English as Ksararasa or Kshararasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṣārarasa (क्षाररस).—a saline flavour.

Derivable forms: kṣārarasaḥ (क्षाररसः).

Kṣārarasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣāra and rasa (रस).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣārarasa (क्षाररस).—m.

(-saḥ) A salt or alkaline flavour. E. kṣāra, and rasa flavour.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣārarasa (क्षाररस):—[=kṣāra-rasa] [from kṣāra > kṣar] m. a saline or alkaline flavour, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣārarasa (क्षाररस):—[kṣāra-rasa] (saḥ) 1. m. A salt flavour.

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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.

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