Vrishaka, Vṛṣaka: 8 definitions
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Vrishaka has 7 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Vṛṣaka can be transliterated into English as Vrsaka or Vrishaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVṛṣaka (वृषक):—
1) m. a) eine best. Pflanze, wohl = vṛṣa [Suśruta 2, 207, 6.] — b) Nomen proprium eines Kriegers, Sohnes eines Fürsten der Gāndhāra, [Mahābhārata 1, 6985. 2, 1266. 5, 5808. 6, 3637. 7, 1303. 1305.] —
2) f. ā Nomen proprium eines Flusses: vṛṣakāhvayā [Mahābhārata 6, 343.] vṛṣakāhvā (nach [WILSON] ist das comp. der Name) [Viṣṇupurāṇa 184]; vgl. vṛṣasāhvayā, vṛṣasāhvā . —
3) n. Name eines Sāman [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 237],b.
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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Starts with: Vrishakama, Vrishakambala, Vrishakanda, Vrishakapayi, Vrishakapi, Vrishakapishastra, Vrishakara, Vrishakarma, Vrishakarman, Vrishakarni, Vrishakarnika.
Ends with: Shyenavrishaka.
Full-text: Shyenabrihat, Shyenavrishaka, Brihaddhala, Acala, Brihadbala, Subala, Chaya, Varsha.
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