Gardabhaka: 5 definitions
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Gardabhaka 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGardabhaka (गर्दभक):—(von gardabha) m. ein best. Insect [Suśruta 2, 288, 10.]
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Gardabhaka (गर्दभक):—m. = gardabhapratikṛti [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 3, 96,] [Scholiast]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGardabhaka (गर्दभक):—m. ([Agnipurāṇa 31,36]), bhikā f. und gardabhagada m. eine best. Hautkrankheit. Vgl. kīṭagardabhaka.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Gardabhakara, Gardabhakarayoga, Gardabhakatyayani.
Ends with: Jvalagardabhaka, Kitagardabhaka.
Full-text: Kitagardabhaka, Gaddahaya, Gardabhika, Jvalagardabhaka, Jvalakharagada, Jvalarasabhakamaya.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.291-293 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 5: Kalpasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)