Vankshu, Vaṅkṣu: 5 definitions
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Vankshu 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.
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The Sanskrit term Vaṅkṣu can be transliterated into English as Vanksu or Vankshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVaṅkṣu (वङ्क्षु):—der Oxus [Mahābhārata 2, 1840. 13, 7648.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 17, 7] nach der Lesart im [Śabdakalpadruma] (die uns zu Gebote stehenden Ausgg. cakṣuḥ; nach dem Comm. ist cakṣus das Thema). [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 57, 18.] (raṅkṣu gedr.). [?59, 15. Nach Śabdamālā im Śabdakalpadruma] ein Zufluss der Gaṅgā. — Vgl. vakṣu .
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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