Askand, Āskand: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀskand (आस्कन्द्).—1 P.
1) To invade, attack; कथमिदानीमुन्मादोपरागो माधवेन्दुमास्कन्दति (kathamidānīmunmādoparāgo mādhavendumāskandati) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9; आस्कन्दल्लक्ष्मणं बाणैः (āskandallakṣmaṇaṃ bāṇaiḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 17.82.
2) To step over, tread; चयमास्कन्दति भस्मनां जनः (cayamāskandati bhasmanāṃ janaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 2.2.
3) To depend or hang on (as the Vedāṅgas on the Vedas).
4) To jump, leap.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀskand (आस्कन्द्).—leap, resort to, depend on ([accusative]); also = samā attack, assail.
Āskand is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and skand (स्कन्द्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀskand (आस्कन्द्):—[=ā-√skand] [Parasmaipada] -skandati, to leap, skip (See ā-skandam);
—to invade, attack, assault, [Mālatīmādhava; Kathāsaritsāgara; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āskand (आस्कन्द्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Akkhaḍa.
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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Starts with: Askamdi, Askanda, Askandaka, Askandam, Askandana, Askandatva, Askandayant, Askandayat, Askandha, Askandin, Askandirakta, Askandita, Askanditabrata, Askanditaka.
Ends with: Abhipraskand, Abhyavaskand, Avaskand, Praskand, Samaskand, Samavaskand, Saskand.
Full-text: Askanda, Askandin, Samaskand, Askandam, Akkhada, Askanditaka, Askandana, Askandita.
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