GRANTHA
Sanskrit
ग्रन्थ
A knot,
a tying together.
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A compilation of texts.
A book, a treatise, a scripture. Bound from inscribed palm leaves and thread.
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An ancient script.
A Pallava-derived hand. Used to write classical Sanskrit from the fifth century onward.
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A unit of measurement.
One grantha equals one śloka. Thirty-two syllables, a single complete thought.