Garbhashanku, Garbhaśaṅku, Garbha-shanku: 7 definitions
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Garbhashanku means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Garbhaśaṅku can be transliterated into English as Garbhasanku or Garbhashanku, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGarbhaśaṅku (गर्भशङ्कु):—(garbha + śaṅku) m. a kind of vectis or instrument for extracting the dead foetus [Wilson’s Wörterbuch]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGarbhaśaṅku (गर्भशङ्कु):—m. ein Haken zur Extraction eines todten Fötus.
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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