Ankatantra, Aṅkatantra, Anka-tantra: 5 definitions
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Ankatantra 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 dictionaryAṅkatantra (अङ्कतन्त्र).—the science of numbers (arithmetical or algebraical).
Derivable forms: aṅkatantram (अङ्कतन्त्रम्).
Aṅkatantra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṅka and tantra (तन्त्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Aṅkatantra (अङ्कतन्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[tantric] W. p. 271.
2) Aṅkatantra (अङ्कतन्त्र):—[tantric] Stein 227.
—from the Viśvālayatantra. Peters. 4, 43.
Aṅkatantra (अङ्कतन्त्र):—[=aṅka-tantra] [from aṅka > aṅk] n. Name of a book treating of magical marks or figures.
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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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Partial matches: Anka, Tantra.
Ends with: Jhankatantra, Katankatantra.
Full-text: Vishvalayatantra.
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