Vamanaka, Vāmanaka, Vāmaṇaka: 10 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVāmanaka (वामनक):—
1) adj. = vāmana
1) a) [Harivaṃśa 8394.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 67, 9.] [BṚH. 4, 19.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 5, 13.] —
2) m. a) = vāmana
2) b) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 69, 31.] — b) = vāmana
2) o) [Mahābhārata 6, 459.] —
3) f. vāmanikā Nomen proprium einer der Mütter im Gefolge Skanda's [Mahābhārata 9, 2641.] —
4) n. a) die Gestalt eines Zwerges: vāmanakaṃ kṛtvā [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 3, 19.] — b) = vāmana
5) [Mahābhārata 3, 6073.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vamanakalpa, Vamanakara, Vamanakaraka, Vamanakari, Vamanakarika, Vamanakashika.
Ends with: Devamanaka, Jivamanaka.
Full-text: Vavanaga, Vamanika, Manonuga, Dhatuka, Antaradhyaksha, Antarvartin, Krauncadvipa, Antarrakshaka, Pacchamukha, Vamana.
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