Visphotaka, Visphoṭaka: 6 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVisphoṭaka (विस्फोटक):—
1) m. a) = visphoṭa
2) [Scholiast] zu [Śākuntala 20, 10.] [Suśruta 1, 292, 8. 293, 19. 2, 118, 2. 188, 9.] eine Art des Aussatzes [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 1, 7, 64.] [PAÑCAR. 3, 14, 47.] [TITHIT.] bei [WILSON, Sel. Works II, 222.] — b) Nomen proprium eines Schlangendämons [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 87.] —
2) visphoṭikā f. Blase, Beule [Scholiast] zu [Śākuntala 20, 10.]
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Partial matches: Sphotaka, Vi.
Ends with: Kitavisphotaka.
Full-text: Visphotika, Vipphodaa, Visphota, Haratalabhasma, Haratala, Tuttha.
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