Alpakankshin, Alpākāṅkṣin, Alpa-akankshin: 3 definitions
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Alpakankshin 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 Alpākāṅkṣin can be transliterated into English as Alpakanksin or Alpakankshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAlpākāṅkṣin (अल्पाकाङ्क्षिन्).—a. desiring little, contented or satisfied with little.
Alpākāṅkṣin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms alpa and ākāṅkṣin (आकाङ्क्षिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlpākāṅkṣin (अल्पाकाङ्क्षिन्).—mfn. (-ṅkṣī-ṅkṣiṇī-ṅkṣi) Contented, satisfied with little. E. alpa, and ākāṅkṣin who desires.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlpākāṅkṣin (अल्पाकाङ्क्षिन्):—[from alpa] mfn. desiring little, satisfied with little.
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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