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  2. Longest words - Wikipedia

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    from the Varadāmbikā Pariṇaya Campū by Tirumalāmbā, [67] composed of 195 Sanskrit letters (428 letters in the roman transliteration, dashes excluded), thus making it the longest word ever to appear in worldwide literature. [68] [69] Each hyphen separates every individual word this word is composed of. The approximate meaning of this word is:

  3. List of dictionaries by number of words - Wikipedia

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    The green background means a given dictionary is the largest in a given language. ... other Italic dialects, Sanskrit, and others. There are about: 10,000 adjectives ...

  4. Sanskrit - Wikipedia

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    All modern Indo-Aryan languages, as well as Munda and Dravidian languages have borrowed many words either directly from Sanskrit (tatsama words), or indirectly via middle Indo-Aryan languages (tadbhava words). Words originating in Sanskrit are estimated at roughly fifty percent of the vocabulary of modern Indo-Aryan languages, as well as the ...

  5. Mahabharata - Wikipedia

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    Mahabharata Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra Information Religion Hinduism Author Vyasa Language Sanskrit Period Principally compiled in 3rd century BCE–4th century CE Chapters 18 Parvas Verses 200,000 Full text Mahabharata at Sanskrit Wikisource Mahabharata at English Wikisource Part of a series on Hindu scriptures and texts Shruti Smriti List Vedas Rigveda Samaveda ...

  6. Mahakavya - Wikipedia

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    Mahākāvya (lit. great kāvya, court epic), also known as sargabandha, is a genre of Indian epic poetry in Classical Sanskrit. The genre is characterised by ornate and elaborate descriptions of phenomena such as scenery, love, and battles. Typical examples of mahākāvya are the Kumarasambhava and the Kiratarjuniya. Mahabharata the longest ...

  7. List of English words of Sanskrit origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of English words of Sanskrit origin. Most of these words were not directly borrowed from Sanskrit. The meaning of some words have changed slightly after being borrowed. Both languages belong to the Indo-European language family and have numerous cognate terms; some examples are "mortal", "mother", "father" and the names of the ...

  8. 20 Longest Words in English and Their Meanings (Plus ... - AOL

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    But, Parade is here to tell you the longest word, accompanied by the 20 longest words in English and their meanings. The English language is vast, eclectic and a little bit complicated.

  9. Lingam - Wikipedia

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    The word lingam is found in Sanskrit texts, ... At 2.1 meter tall, this is the largest lingam ever found in Southeast Asia A Buddhist stupa (above) ...