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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Añjanaka (अञ्जनक).—A portion of the Vedas containing the word अञ्जन (añjana).

-kī Name of a medicinal plant.

Derivable forms: añjanakaḥ (अञ्जनकः).

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

Añjanaka (अञ्जनक):—[from añj] m. portion of a text containing the word añjana, ([gana] goṣad-ādi q.v.)

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

Añjanaka (अञ्जनक):—I. m.

(-kaḥ) A portion of the Veda, so called from its containing the word añjana. Ii. f.

(-kī) The name of a medicinal plant. See añjanī. E. añjana, taddh. aff. vun, having possessive meaning in this instance.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Amjanakaramdaka, Anjanakara.

Ends with: Atthabhanjanaka, Bhanjanaka, Khanjanaka, Pattaranjanaka, Ranjanaka, Shobhanjanaka, Valanjanaka, Vyanjanaka.

Full-text: Anjanaki, Anjaniya, Jval.

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