Pakshiraj, Pakṣirāj: 4 definitions

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Pakshiraj 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.

Pakshiraj has 2 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Pakṣirāj can be transliterated into English as Paksiraj or Pakshiraj, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

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

Pakṣirāj (पक्षिराज्):—(pakṣin + rāj) m. der König der Vögel, Beiname des Garuḍa [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 7, 61.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 22, 233.] des Jaṭāyu [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 56, 6.]

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

Pakṣirāj (पक्षिराज्):—und rāja m. Beiname —

1) Garuḍa's. —

2) Jaṭāyu's.

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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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