Vikosha, Vikośa, Vikośā, Vikoṣa: 14 definitions
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Vikosha has 13 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Vikośa and Vikośā and Vikoṣa can be transliterated into English as Vikosa or Vikosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVikośa (विकोश):—(2. vi + kośa) adj. (f. ā)
1) aus der Scheide gezogen, entblösst (von einem Schwerte u.s.w.) [Mahābhārata 3, 2350. 6, 1788. 7, 573. 3090. 8, 3514.] [Harivaṃśa 2658.] [Raghuvaṃśa 7, 45.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 112, 153. 124, 119] (fälschlich vikrośa). [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 50. 346. 8, 5. 484. 845. 849.] —
2) keine Vorhaut habend: mehana [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 49.] —
3) kein Wörterbuch —, keine Stellen aus Wörterbüchern enthaltend [Oxforder Handschriften 72,b,2.]
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Vikoṣa (विकोष):—s. vikośa .
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: Kosha, Vi, Koca.
Starts with: Vikoshadrishti.
Full-text: Pakkhoda, Vikosaya, Vikoshadrishti, Sakosha, Drishti.
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