Angaravakshayana, Aṅgārāvakṣāyaṇa, Angara-avakshayana: 5 definitions

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Angaravakshayana 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 Aṅgārāvakṣāyaṇa can be transliterated into English as Angaravaksayana or Angaravakshayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aṅgārāvakṣāyaṇa (अङ्गारावक्षायण).—(Śat. Br.xiv) a vessel or pincers (Mar. cimaṭā) to throw or extinguish coals

Derivable forms: aṅgārāvakṣāyaṇam (अङ्गारावक्षायणम्).

Aṅgārāvakṣāyaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṅgāra and avakṣāyaṇa (अवक्षायण).

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

Aṅgārāvakṣayaṇa (अङ्गारावक्षयण):—[from aṅgāra] n. an instrument for extinguishing coals, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv.]

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

Aṅgārāvakṣayaṇa (अङ्गारावक्षयण):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-ṇam) An extinguisher of coals, a vessel in which coals are extinguished. E. aṅgāra and avakṣayaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Angaravakshayana 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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