Krauncanishadana, Krauñcaniṣadana, Kraunca-nishadana: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Krauñcaniṣadana can be transliterated into English as Krauncanisadana or Krauncanishadana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Kraunchanishadana.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKrauñcaniṣadana (क्रौञ्चनिषदन):—n. Bez. einer der 10 Arten zu sitzen bei den Yogin [SARVADARŚANAS. 174, 6.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKrauñcaniṣadana (क्रौञ्चनिषदन):—n. eine best. Art des Sitzens.
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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