Anyashakhaka, Anyaśākhaka, Anya-shakhaka: 4 definitions
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Anyashakhaka 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 Anyaśākhaka can be transliterated into English as Anyasakhaka or Anyashakhaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anyaśākhaka (अन्यशाखक):—[=anya-śākhaka] [from anya] m. a Brāhman who has left his school, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] an apostate, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnyaśākhaka (अन्यशाखक):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.
(-kaḥ) 1) A Brāhmaṇa who has been abandonned by his school (comm. = svakīyaśākhārahitaḥ).
2) One who has been given up by his own family (comm. atra śākhāśabdaḥ pakṣāntare saṃtativiśeṣārthaḥ); comp. the following. E. anya and śākhā, samās. aff. kap.
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Partial matches: Shakhaka, Anya.
Full-text: Anyashakha.
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