Anyashakha, Anyaśākha, Anya-shakha: 3 definitions

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Anyashakha 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 Anyaśākha can be transliterated into English as Anyasakha or Anyashakha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anyaśākha (अन्यशाख).—a Bārhmaṇa who has gone over to another school (of religion &c.); an apostate.

Derivable forms: anyaśākhaḥ (अन्यशाखः).

Anyaśākha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anya and śākha (शाख). See also (synonyms): anyakhaka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anyaśākha (अन्यशाख).—m.

(-khaḥ) An apostable. E. anya another, śākhā a branch or sect, or with kan affix anyaśākhakaḥ.

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

Anyaśākha (अन्यशाख):—[anya+śākha] (khaḥ) 1. m. An apostate.

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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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