Vancaka, Vañcaka, Vamcaka: 15 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVañcaka (वञ्चक):—(vom caus. von vañc) nom. ag.
1) der Andere anführt, Betrüger [Amarakoṣa 3, 1, 47.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 41.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 376.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 94.] [Medinīkoṣa k. 154.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 258.] [Mahābhārata 2, 527. 1207. 7, 2598.] sphuṭavaktā na vañcakaḥ [Spr. 1625.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 39, 121.] [Chandomañjarī 153.] prakāśa, pracchanna [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 257.] avañcakaḥ parijanaḥ ehrlich [Spr. 3288.] in comp. mit dem Object: jana [Harivaṃśa 7124.] viśvasta [Kathāsaritsāgara 26, 240.] anya [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 14, 288.] jagadvañcaka [Oxforder Handschriften 133,b,36.] Bösewicht (khala) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] —
2) m. Schakal [Amarakoṣa 2, 5, 5.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Hārāvalī 78.] [Hitopadeśa 22, 8. 14. 40, 20.] —
3) m. Moschusratze (gehanakula, gṛhababhru) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] — Vgl. ātma, jagadvañcaka, bandhu .
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: Vamcakatana, Vancakaccol, Vancakacuram, Vancakam, Vancakamuti, Vancakaram.
Ends with: Acaravamcaka, Atmavancaka, Atumavamcaka, Avancaka, Bandhuvancaka, Dehavamcaka, Jagadvancaka, Jivavamcaka, Kalavancaka, Kayavamcaka, Nayavamcaka, Nirvamcaka, Olumevamcaka, Pracchannavancaka, Prakashavancaka, Pranavamcaka, Pravancaka, Varkavancaka, Vishvastavancaka.
Full-text (+6): Atmavancaka, Prakashavancaka, Vancakam, Vamcanegara, Nayavancakam, Vamcaka, Varkavancaka, Bandhuvancaka, Vancakamuti, Vishvastavancaka, Vamcaa, Kayavanci, Pracchannavancaka, Jagadvancaka, Vancakaccol, Viprataraka, Vamcaga, Vanchak, Vyada, Pralubdha.
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