Oshthakarnaka, Oṣṭhakarṇaka, Oshtha-karnaka: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Oṣṭhakarṇaka can be transliterated into English as Osthakarnaka or Oshthakarnaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchOṣṭhakarṇaka (ओष्ठकर्णक):—(von oṣṭha + karṇa) m. pl. Name eines fabelhaften Volkes, bei dem Lippen und Ohren zusammenstossen, [Viṣṇupurāṇa 187,] [Nalopākhyāna 22.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungOṣṭhakarṇaka (ओष्ठकर्णक):—m. Pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes [R.ed.Bomb.4,40,26.]
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