Vakroktipancashika, Vakroktipañcāśikā: 2 definitions
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Vakroktipancashika 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.
The Sanskrit term Vakroktipañcāśikā can be transliterated into English as Vakroktipancasika or Vakroktipancashika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vakroktipanchashika.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Vakroktipañcāśikā (वक्रोक्तिपञ्चाशिका) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—kāvya, by Ratnākara. Peters. 1, 84. 119.
—[commentary] by Vallabhadeva. Peters. 1, 84. 119. Both printed in Kāvyamālā 1, 101.
2) Vakroktipañcāśikā (वक्रोक्तिपञ्चाशिका):—kāvya, by Ratnākara. L. 4064. Stein 73.
—[commentary] by Vallabhadeva, son of Ānandadeva. L. 4064.
Vakroktipañcāśikā (वक्रोक्तिपञ्चाशिका):—[=vakrokti-pañcāśikā] [from vakrokti > vakra > vaṅk] f. Name of [work]
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: Pancashika, Vakrokti.
Full-text: Ratnakara vidyadhipati.
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