Vajravishkambha, Vajraviṣkambha: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vajraviṣkambha can be transliterated into English as Vajraviskambha or Vajravishkambha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVajraviṣkambha (वज्रविष्कम्भ):—m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Garuḍa [Mahābhārata 5, 3595] nach der Lesart der ed. Bomb., niṣkambha ed. Calc.
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: Vishkambha, Vajra.
Full-text: Vajranishkambha.
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