Gajakarna, Gaja-karna, Gajakarṇa: 16 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGajakarṇa (गजकर्ण):—(gaja + karṇa) m. Nomen proprium eines Yakṣa [Mahābhārata 2, 397.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGajakarṇa (गजकर्ण):——
1) m. Nomen proprium eines Yakṣa. —
2) f. ī ein best. Knollengewächs [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,291.]
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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Starts with: Gajakarnaganesha, Gajakarnavighnesha, Gajakarnavinayaka.
Full-text (+12): Gajakarni, Gajakarnike, Elapura, Gayakanna, Kacakarnam, Gabhastala, Kharastha, Jhalajjhala, Gajakarnavighnesha, Gajakarnaganesha, Kharasya, Gajakarnavinayaka, Vrintaka, Krodhana, Durbhaga, Mohani, Agneyi, Jambhani, Dvaradesha, Subhaga.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 30: Mlecchas < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Part 31: The Antaradvīpas < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section X < [Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva]
Vastu-shastra (4): Palace Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 20 - Description of the netherworlds (pātāla) < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 85 - Granting of Boons to Durvāsas < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 57 - Manifestation of Dhuṇḍhi Vināyaka and Fifty-six Vināyakas < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 11 - A list of sacred places (tīrtha) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]