Vahyaka, Vāhyakā: 6 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVahyaka (वह्यक):—
1) wohl n. [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 14, 3, 31] in demselben Zusammenhange gebraucht wie vahya [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 9, 9, 14.] vom Comm. durch vāhana erklärt. —
2) f. ā Nomen proprium eines Frauenzimmers gaṇa tikādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 154.]
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Vāhyaka (वाह्यक):—(von vāhya) n. Wagen [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 20.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 753.]
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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Starts with: Vahyakayani.
Ends with: Kambalavahyaka, Kambalivahyaka, Shishuvahyaka, Upavahyaka, Vanavahyaka.
Full-text: Kambalavahyaka, Shishuvahyaka, Kambalivahyaka, Vanabahyaka, Vanavahyaka, Kambalavahya, Vahyaki, Vahyayani, Bahyaka.
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Prostitution in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1d - The Yādava Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
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