Andakarshana, Aṇḍākarṣaṇa, Anda-akarshana: 3 definitions
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Andakarshana 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 Aṇḍākarṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Andakarsana or Andakarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṇḍākarṣaṇa (अण्डाकर्षण).—castration.
Derivable forms: aṇḍākarṣaṇam (अण्डाकर्षणम्).
Aṇḍākarṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṇḍa and ākarṣaṇa (आकर्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṇḍākarṣaṇa (अण्डाकर्षण):—[from aṇḍa] n. castration.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṇḍākarṣaṇa (अण्डाकर्षण):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-ṇam) Castration. E. aṇḍa and ākarṣaṇa.
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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