Ahikshatra, Ahikṣatra, Ahi-kshatra: 5 definitions
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Ahikshatra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
Ahikshatra has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Ahikṣatra can be transliterated into English as Ahiksatra or Ahikshatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAhikṣatra (अहिक्षत्र):—Nomen proprium eines Landes [Mahābhārata 3, 15244.] Vgl. d. folg. W. und ahicchatra .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAhikṣatra (अहिक्षत्र):—Nomen proprium eines Landes [Mahābhārata 3,254,9.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Kshatra, Ahi.
Ends with: Mahikshatra.
Full-text: Ahikshetra, Ahicchatra.
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