Dantapancalika, Dantapāñcālikā, Danta-pancalika: 3 definitions

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Dantapancalika 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Dantapanchalika.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dantapancalika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dantapāñcālikā (दन्तपाञ्चालिका).—an ivory doll; स्तन्यत्यागात्प्रभृति सुमुखी दन्तपाञ्चालिकेव क्रीडायोगं तदनु विनयं प्रापिता वर्धिता च (stanyatyāgātprabhṛti sumukhī dantapāñcālikeva krīḍāyogaṃ tadanu vinayaṃ prāpitā vardhitā ca) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.5.

Dantapāñcālikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms danta and pāñcālikā (पाञ्चालिका).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dantapāñcālikā (दन्तपाञ्चालिका).—[feminine] a doll of ivory.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dantapāñcālikā (दन्तपाञ्चालिका):—[=danta-pāñcālikā] [from danta] f. an ivory doll, [Mālatīmādhava]

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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.

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