Stotri, Stotṛ: 8 definitions

Introduction:

Stotri 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 Stotṛ can be transliterated into English as Stotr or Stotri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Stotṛ (स्तोतृ) denotes ‘praiser’ or ‘panegyrist’ in the Rigveda1 and later. The word often occurs in connexion with patrons, the Maghavan or Sūri.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Stotṛ (स्तोतृ).—m. A praiser, panegyrist.

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

Stotṛ (स्तोतृ).—mfn. (-tā-trī-tṛ) Praising, a praiser, a panegyrist. E. ṣṭu to praise, aff. tṛc .

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

Stotṛ (स्तोतृ).—i. e. stu + tṛ, m., f. trī, n. Praising, a praiser, Chr. 297, 11 = [Rigveda.] i. 112, 11.

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

Stotṛ (स्तोतृ).—[masculine] praiser, worshipper.

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

1) Stotṛ (स्तोतृ):—[from stu] mfn. praising, worshipping, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Viṣṇu, [Mahābhārata]

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

Stotṛ (स्तोतृ):—[(tā-trī-tṛ) a.] Praising; a panegyrist.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Stotṛ (स्तोतृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Thuṇira.

context information

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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