Shvaphalka, Śvaphalka, Svaphalka, Shvan-phalka: 5 definitions
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Shvaphalka has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śvaphalka can be transliterated into English as Svaphalka or Shvaphalka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚvaphalka (श्वफल्क):—m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Vṛṣṇi [Harivaṃśa 1908. fgg. 2081. 5085. 6628. 6649.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 431. fg. 435.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 1, 32. 9, 24, 14.] — Vgl. śvāphalka fg.
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Śvāphalka (श्वाफल्क):—m. patron. von śvaphalka [Scholiast] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 114. 2, 4, 58.] śvāphalkacaitrakāḥ zu [6, 2, 34.]
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: Shva, Shvan, Phalka.
Starts with: Shvaphalkacaitraka, Shvaphalkavamsha.
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