Pratimalakshana, Pratima-lakshana, Pratimālakṣaṇa: 8 definitions
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Pratimalakshana has 7 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Pratimālakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Pratimalaksana or Pratimalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPratimālakṣaṇa (प्रतिमालक्षण):—n. Titel eines Werkes.
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: Lakshana, Pratima.
Full-text (+62): Dharmacakra, Dola, Gaja, Dhyana, Anjali, Kataka, Nidra, Alapadma, Varada, Shuci, Ardhacandra, Kartarimukha, Pushpaputa, Tadana, Uru, Kati, Vismaya, Trishula, Simhakarna, Tarjani.
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Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary) (by D. N. Shukla)
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Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)