Alatakshi, Alātākṣī: 5 definitions
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Alatakshi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Alatakshi has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Alātākṣī can be transliterated into English as Alataksi or Alatakshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAlātākṣī (अलाताक्षी):—[(alāta + akṣa] Auge) f. Nomen proprium einer der Mütter im Gefolge Skanda's [Mahābhārata 9, 2626.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAlātākṣī (अलाताक्षी):—f. Nomen proprium einer der Mütter im Gefolge Skanda's.
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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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 30 - Skanda Installed as the Commander-in-Chief < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section 46 < [Shalya Parva]