Ayahkantashalaka, Ayaḥkāntaśalākā, Ayahkanta-shalaka: 1 definition
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Ayahkantashalaka 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 Ayaḥkāntaśalākā can be transliterated into English as Ayahkantasalaka or Ayahkantashalaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAyaḥkāntaśalākā (अयःकान्तशलाका).—[Ayas-kānta-], f. a magnetised needle, [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 14, 15. Niḥśalāka, i. e.
Ayaḥkāntaśalākā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ayaḥkānta and śalākā (शलाका).
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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