Ahikanta, Ahikānta, Ahi-kanta, Ahikamta: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Ahikanta 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAhikānta (अहिकान्त).—air, wind.
Derivable forms: ahikāntaḥ (अहिकान्तः).
Ahikānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ahi and kānta (कान्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAhikānta (अहिकान्त).—m.
(-ntaḥ) Air, wind. E. ahi a serpent, and kānta beloved; snakes being supposed to feed upon air.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAhikānta (अहिकान्त):—[=ahi-kānta] [from ahi] m. ‘liked by snakes (which are supposed to feed upon air)’, wind, air, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAhikānta (अहिकान्त):—[ahi-kānta] (ntaḥ) 1. m. Air.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusAhikāṃta (ಅಹಿಕಾಂತ):—[noun] the king of serpents, Śeṣa or Vāsuki.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Ahikamtakataka.
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