Vitanaka, Vitānaka: 8 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVitānaka (वितानक):—m. n.
1) = vitāna
5) Traghimmel, Baldachin [Śabdamālā im Śabdakalpadruma] [Kathāsaritsāgara 48, 99.] am Ende eines adj. comp. [57, 80.] [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 87, 23. 3, 61, 13.] —
2) m. ein best. Baum, = māḍa Caryota urens Lin. (liefert den Palmwein) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
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: Vitanakalpa.
Ends with: Kanavitanaka.
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