Vrikala, Vṛkala: 5 definitions
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Vrikala has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Vṛkala can be transliterated into English as Vrkala or Vrikala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVṛkala (वृकल):—
1) m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Śliṣṭi [Harivaṃśa 68.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 98.] —
2) f. vṛkalā a) ein best. Eingeweide [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 12, 5, 2, 5.] — b) Nomen proprium eines Frauenzimmers (könnte auch ein Appellativ sein) gaṇa bāhvādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 96]; vgl. vārkali, vārkaleya .
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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Full-text: Varkaleya, Varkali, Vrikatejas, Shlishti, Vipra, Ripu, Succhaya, Shishti, Brihati, Agneyi, Chaya, Atreyi, Cakshushamanu.
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