Alpatanka, Alpātaṅka: 2 definitions
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Alpatanka 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAlpātaṅka (अल्पातङ्क).—adj. (and subst. m. ? = Pali appā°, according to Critical Pali Dictionary subst. as well as adj.; see below), (almost) free from illness, following alpābādha, q.v. for occurrences; in Avadāna-śataka i.325.13 text °taṅkaṃ (acc. sg.), after alpābādha- tāṃ, seemingly subst., (relative) freedom from disease; but in the same cliché ii.90.14; 93.15 °ka-tāṃ is read, matching °bādhatām. See next.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlpātaṅka (अल्पातङ्क):—[=al-pātaṅka] [from alpa] mfn. having little pain, well, healthy, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
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: Al.
Starts with: Alpatankata.
Full-text: Appatanka, Alpatankata, Alpabadha, Alpabadhata.
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