Aluncana, Āluñcana: 6 definitions

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Aluncana 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Alunchana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āluñcana (आलुञ्चन).—Rending, tearing to pieces; श्येनो ग्रहालुञ्चने (śyeno grahāluñcane) Mṛcchakaṭika 3.2.

Derivable forms: āluñcanam (आलुञ्चनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āluñcana (आलुञ्चन).—[ā-luñc + ana], n. Darting on, [Mṛcchakaṭikā, (ed. Stenzler.)] 50, 15.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āluñcana (आलुञ्चन).—[neuter] lacerating.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āluñcana (आलुञ्चन):—[=ā-luñcana] [from ā-luñc] n. tearing in pieces, rending, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Aluncana in German

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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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