Nagadantaka, Nāgadantaka, Naga-dantaka: 6 definitions

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Nagadantaka 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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[«previous next»] — Nagadantaka in Sanskrit glossary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Nāgadantaka (नागदन्तक):—(wie eben)

1) m. a) Elfenbein [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 52, 62.] — b) Pflock in der Wand zum Anhängen von Sachen [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 31, 238.] [Hitopadeśa 27, 12.] [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 644, 4.] —

2) f. dantikā Name einer Pflanze, Tragia involucrata L. [Ratnamālā 69.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Nāgadantaka (नागदन्तक):——

1) m. — a) Elfenbein. — b) ein Pflock in der Wand zum Anhängen von Sachen.

2) *f. dantikā Tragia involucrata.

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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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