तीर्थंकर
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit तीर्थंकर (tīrthaṃkara), a compound of तीर्थ (tīrtha, “ford”) + कर (kara, “maker”), where "ford" refers to the Jain philosophical concept of samsara.
Noun
तीर्थंकर • (tīrthaṅkar) m (Urdu spelling تیرتھنکر)
- (Jainism) a Tirthankara (one of the 24 teachers of the dharma)
Declension
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तीर्थंकर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
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