Abhramkasha, Abhraṃkaṣa: 5 definitions
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Abhramkasha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Abhraṃkaṣa can be transliterated into English as Abhramkasa or Abhramkasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhraṃkaṣa (अभ्रंकष).—a. [abhraṃ kaṣati pīḍayati tuṅgatvāt; khac mumāgamaśca sarvakūlābhrakarīṣeṣu lihaḥ P.III.2.42] Touching or scraping the clouds, very high; आदायाभ्रंकषं प्रायान्मलयं फलशालिनम् (ādāyābhraṃkaṣaṃ prāyānmalayaṃ phalaśālinam) Bk.; K.33; Daśakumāracarita 11; Mv.6.7. (v. l.)
-ṣaḥ 1 Wind, air; अभ्रंकषो वायुः (abhraṃkaṣo vāyuḥ) Sk.
2) A mountain.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Abhraṃkaṣa (अभ्रंकष):—[=abhra-ṃ-kaṣa] [from abhra] mfn. (abhraṃ-k) ([Pāṇini 3-2, 42]) ‘grazing (hurting) the clouds’, very high, [Kādambarī]
2) [v.s. ...] m. wind, [Pāṇini 3-2, 42 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAbhraṃkaṣa (ಅಭ್ರಂಕಷ):—[adjective] touching the clouds; very tall.
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Abhraṃkaṣa (ಅಭ್ರಂಕಷ):—[noun] that which is so tall or pervading, as to touch the clouds a) air; b) a mountain.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kasa, Abhram, Kaca.
Starts with: Abhramkashate.
Full-text: Abhrankasha, Abhramliha, Kasa.
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