Ankas, Aṅkas: 6 definitions

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Ankas 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aṅkas (अङ्कस्).—n. [añc-asun kutvam]

1) A mark.

2) The body.

3) a curve or bend; पथामङ्कांस्यन्वापनीफणत् (pathāmaṅkāṃsyanvāpanīphaṇat) Ṛgveda 4.4.4.

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

Aṅkas (अङ्कस्).—[neuter] bend, curve.

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

Aṅkas (अङ्कस्):—[from aṅk] n. a curve or bend, [Ṛg-veda iv, 40, 4;] cf. [Greek] ἄγκος

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

Aṅkas (अङ्कस्):—n.

(-ṅkaḥ) 1) Winding tortuously.

2) A mark or spot(?).

3) The body(?). See aṅka. E. añc, uṇ. aff. asun, c being changed to k.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ankas 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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