Alternative spellings of this word include Chandalika.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Caṇḍālikā (चण्डालिका).—

1) The lute of a Chāṇḍāla.

2) Name of Durgā.

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Cāṇḍālikā (चाण्डालिका).—

1) = चण्डालिका (caṇḍālikā) q. v.

2) Name of Durgā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Caṇḍālikā (चण्डालिका).—(compare s.v. Caṇḍā), name of a yakṣiṇī: Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 163.1.

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

Caṇḍālikā (चण्डालिका).—f.

(-kā) 1. A common lute. 2. A name of the goddess Durga. 3. A plant. E. caṇḍāla, and ikan affix; or caṇḍa a demon, &c. ālī a line or troop, and kan affix; hence also caṇḍālikā.

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Cāṇḍālikā (चाण्डालिका).—f.

(-kā) 1. A vulgar lute. 2. A name of Durga. 3. A kind of herb: see caṇḍālikā.

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

1) Caṇḍālikā (चण्डालिका):—[from caṇḍāla] f. = la-vallakī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] of Durgā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Cāṇḍālikā (चाण्डालिका):—[from cāṇḍālaka > cāṇḍāla] f. = caṇḍ (the Caṇḍāla lute; a kind of plant; Durgā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Caṇḍālikā (चण्डालिका):—(kā) 1. f. A common lute; Durgā; a plant.

2) Cāṇḍālikā (चाण्डालिका):—(kā) 1. f. A vulgar lute; Durgā; a kind of herb.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Cāṇḍālika (चाण्डालिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Caṃḍāliya.

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Candalika in German

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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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Starts with: Candalikabandha, Candalikabandham, Candalikashrama.

Full-text: Candalaka, Canda, Candalikabandham, Camdaliya, Candalikashrama, Kandara.

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