Candashoka, Caṇḍāśoka: 3 definitions
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Candashoka 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 Caṇḍāśoka can be transliterated into English as Candasoka or Candashoka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chandashoka.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaṇḍāśoka (चण्डाशोक):—[from caṇḍa > caṇḍ] m. ‘impetuous Aśoka’, Name of a prince (also called Kāmāśoka, and as protector of Buddhism Dharmāśoka), [Divyāvadāna xxvi; Harṣacarita vii.]
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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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