Alternative spellings of this word include Chanakatmaja.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Caṇakātmaja (चणकात्मज).—the sage चाणक्य (cāṇakya).

Derivable forms: caṇakātmajaḥ (चणकात्मजः).

Caṇakātmaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms caṇaka and ātmaja (आत्मज).

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

Caṇakātmaja (चणकात्मज).—m.

(-jaḥ) The name of a sage; also called Vatsyayana. E. caṇaka, and ātmaja born; the son of Cha'Naka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Caṇakātmaja (चणकात्मज):—[from caṇaka > caṇa] m. ‘Caṇaka’s son’, Cāṇakya, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Caṇakātmaja (चणकात्मज):—[caṇakā-tmaja] (jaḥ) 1. m. The name of a sage, Vātsyāyana.

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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: Canaka, Atmaja.

Full-text: Canaka.

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