Ghunakshara, Ghuṇākṣara, Ghuna-akshara: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ghuṇākṣara can be transliterated into English as Ghunaksara or Ghunakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGhuṇākṣara (घुणाक्षर):—(ghuṇa + akṣara) n. ein durch einen Holzwurm (Bücherwurm) hervorgebrachter Einschnitt im Holze (in einem Bücherblatte), der zufälliger Weise einem Buchstaben ähnlich sieht: sakṛjjayamarervīrā manyante hi ghuṇākṣaram [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 167.] avaidyajīvināṃ (so ist zu lesen) siddhiḥ syādghuṇākṣaravatkvacit eine Heilung durch Nichtärzte kann zufällig zu Stande kommen, wie — [RATNĀV.] bei [TROYER] zu d. eben a. St. nyāyena so v. a. auf ganz zufällige und unerwartete Weise, durch eine glückliche Fügung [Daśakumāracarita 38, 14.] So ist auch [Pañcatantra 42, 14] st. guṇākṣaranyāyena zu lesen und oben guṇākṣara demnach zu streichen.
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Ghuṇākṣara (घुणाक्षर):—, vat [Mallinātha] zu [Śiśupālavadha 3, 58.] ghuṇakhara im Prākrit [RATNĀV. 50, 7.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGhuṇākṣara (घुणाक्षर):—n. ein durch Holzwürmer hervorgebrachter Einschnitt im Holze , der zufälligerweise wie Schrift aussieht. vat und nyāyena so v.a. auf ganz zufällige und unerwartet Weise , durch eine glückliche Fügung. ahonyāyo yat eine sonderbare Fügung , dass [Jayadeva's Prasannarāghava 10,13.]
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Partial matches: Akshara, Ghuna.
Starts with: Ghunaksharanyaya, Ghunaksharapraya, Ghunaksharavat.
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