Abhanaka, Ābhāṇaka: 4 definitions
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Abhanaka 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.
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Ābhāṇaka (आभाणक).—A popular saying, proverb; तथा च लौकिकानामाभाणकः (tathā ca laukikānāmābhāṇakaḥ) as the proverb goes.
Derivable forms: ābhāṇakaḥ (आभाणकः).
Ābhāṇaka (आभाणक):—[=ā-bhāṇaka] m. (√bhaṇ), a saying, proverb.
Ābhāṇaka (आभाणक):—(von bhaṇ mit ā) m. Spruch, Sprichwort [SARVADARŚANAS. 3, 11. 180, 7.] laukikānām [WILSON,] [SĀṂKHYAK. 10,1 v. u.] [Oxforder Handschriften 246,b, Nalopākhyāna 4.]
Ābhāṇaka (आभाणक):—m. Spruch , Sprichwort.
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: Abhanakata, Abhanakatta, Labhanakaniyama, Labhanakapinda, Labhanakavara.
Full-text: Labhanakaniyama, Labhanakapinda, Labhanakavara, Abhanakatta.
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