How this word अत्यस्राक्षीः is formed ?
How this word अत्यस्राक्षीः is formed ?
अत्यस्राक्षीः (अति + सृज् धातु ) means to reject ,...
How word Hastinapur (हस्तिनापुर) was formed ?
Hastinapur ( हस्तिनपुरम् )
Hastinapur - name of a city founded by king Hastin, said to be situated...
How this word called as “जघन्य” was originated ?
The meaning of word जघन्य - जघने भवः यत् (any action done by using legs and thighs)
Therefore जघन्य...
How these words गरिष्ठ: , श्रेष्ठ: , ज्येष्ठ: , कनिष्ठ: were derived ?
अजादी गुणवचनादेव - 5.3.58
"अतिशय" (when comparing qualities) अस्मिन् सन्दर्भे विहितौ "इष्ठन्" तथा "ईयसुन्" एतौ अजादिप्रत्ययौ केवलम् गुणवाचिभ्यः शब्देभ्यः एव विधीयन्ते ।
एतयोः द्वौ प्रत्ययौ (...
How Supankha of Ramayana fame derived her name ?
Supankha (शूर्पणखा)
शूर्पणखा - शूर्पाणि इव नखाः यस्याः सा शूर्पणखा (बहुव्रीहि समास )
शूर्प means winnowing...
Wrong pronunciation of ‘Hrishikesh’ formed ‘Rishikesh’
How word Rishikesh (ऋषिकेश) was formed ?
This word "ऋषिकेश" was formed due to wrong pronunciation of original word...
What is the meaning of Urukrama ?
Ururkrama (उरुक्रमः)
उरुक्रमः = उरु (great) + क्रमः (strides)
It is an adjective used...
How this word called “स्नातक” was formed ?
ब्रह्मचर्य्यं त्यक्त्वा यो गृहाश्रमं गतः स स्नातकः
Those who left brahmacharya( studies ) and they have progressed to married life are called स्नातक ( graduate...
How this word भरतर्षभ:, पुरुषर्षभः formed ?
Bharatarsabha (भरतर्षभ:)
Bharatarsabha (भरतर्षभ:) is a epithet used for Arjuna in Bhagavata Gita, because he belong to lineage of King Bharata....
Use of वच् and ब्रू dhatu in Bhagavad Gita
These two dhatus वच् and ब्रू have many similar forms, so it creates confusion during its usage.
We...