Kharadushana, Kharadūṣaṇa, Khara-dushana: 8 definitions
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Kharadushana has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Kharadūṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Kharadusana or Kharadushana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKharadūṣaṇa (खरदूषण):—m. du. Khara und Dūṣaṇa (Nomen proprium zweier Rākṣasa) [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 23, 39.] vadha [Oxforder Handschriften 13,a,46.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKharadūṣaṇa (खरदूषण):—m. —
1) *Stechapfel. —
2) Dh. die Rakṣas Khara und Dūṣaṇa.
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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Partial matches: Dushana, Khara.
Starts with: Kharadushanavadha.
Full-text: Kharadushanavadha, Karaviraksha, Vajravega, Mahamali, Kalakamukha, Mahakapala, Prithugriva, Yajnashatru, Sthulaksha, Shurpanakha, Dandakaranya, Janasthana, Akampana, Khara, Trishiras, Ravana.
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