Candashoka, Caṇḍāśoka: 3 definitions
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Candashoka 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.
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The Sanskrit term Caṇḍāśoka can be transliterated into English as Candasoka or Candashoka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chandashoka.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchCaṇḍāśoka (चण्डाशोक):—(ca + aśoka) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten, der zuerst, als er sich der Liebe ganz hingab, kāmāśoka heiss; später erhielt er wegen einer grausamen Handlung den Namen caṇḍā; zuletzt, als Beschützer der BuddhaReligion, erhält er den Ehrentitel dharmāśoka [Burnouf 365. 374.] [WASSILJEW 46.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungCaṇḍāśoka (चण्डाशोक):—m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Harṣacarita 181,4.]
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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