Rupashikha, Rūpaśikhā: 4 definitions
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Rupashikha 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.
Rupashikha has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Rūpaśikhā can be transliterated into English as Rupasikha or Rupashikha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchRūpaśikhā (रूपशिखा):—f. Nomen proprium Tochter des Rākṣasa Agniśikha [Kathāsaritsāgara.39, 85. fgg.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungRūpaśikhā (रूपशिखा):—f. Nomen proprium einer Tochter des Rākṣasa Agniśikha.
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: Shikha, Rupa.
Full-text: Dhumapura, Mahadamshtra, Sharavega.
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