Anghripana, Aṅghripāna, Anghri-pana: 3 definitions

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Anghripana 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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[«previous next»] — Anghripana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aṅghripāna (अङ्घ्रिपान).—a. [aṅghriḥ pānaṃ yasya or aṅghriṃ pibati] sucking his foot or toes, as an infant.

Aṅghripāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṅghri and pāna (पान).

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

Aṅghripāna (अङ्घ्रिपान):—[=aṅghri-pāna] [from aṅghri > aṅgh] mfn. sucking the foot or toes (as an infant), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Aṅghripāna (अङ्घ्रिपान):—[aṅghri-pāna] (naḥ-nā-ṇaṃ) a. Sucking the toes (a child).

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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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