Kshudraghantika, ṣuṇṭ, Kshudra-ghantika: 9 definitions
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Kshudraghantika 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 ṣuṇṭ can be transliterated into English as Ksudraghantika or Kshudraghantika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Gitashastra (science of music)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)ṣuṇṭ (क्षुद्रघण्टिका) refers to a musical instrument classified as Ghana (“those instruments which are made with some solid metals�) which represents one of the four kinds of Instrumental Music, produced by an instrument (ٴǻⲹ), according to the Saṃgītaratnākara.—It can be said that as the word ghana denotes compactor solid, this kind of Music instruments are made with some solid metals. According to the Saṃgītaratnākara, the ghana kind of instruments [e.g., ṣuṇṭ] make sound when they strike together.
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, īٲśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṣuṇṭ (क्षुद्रघंटिक�).—f (S) A string of little bells &c. A tinkling ornament.
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 dictionaryṣuṇṭ (क्षुद्रघण्टिका).�
1) small bell.
2) a girdle of small bells.
ṣuṇṭ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣu and ṇṭ (घण्टिक�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣuṇṭ (क्षुद्रघण्टिका).—f.
(-) A tinkling ornament, a girdle of small bells, &c. E. ṣu small, ṇṭ a clock or bell, affix kan, and the fem. form.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣuṇṭ (क्षुद्रघण्टिका).—[feminine] a small bell (worn for ornament).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣuṇṭ (क्षुद्रघण्टिका):—[=ṣu-ṇṭ] [from ṣu > kṣud] f. a tinkling ornament, girdle of small bells, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣuṇṭ (क्षुद्रघण्टिका):—[ṣu-ṇṭ] () 1. f. A tinkling ornament; girdle of bells.
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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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