Goshirshacandana, Gośīrṣacandana, Goshirsha-candana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Gośīrṣacandana can be transliterated into English as Gosirsacandana or Goshirshacandana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Goshirshachandana.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGośīrṣacandana (गोशीर्षचन्दन):—[=go-śīrṣa-candana] [from go-śīrṣa > go] n. idem, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha xii; Kādambarī iv, 663.]
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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Partial matches: Goshirsha, Candana.
Full-text: Krishnatamra.
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