Citrapunkha, Citrapuṅkha, Citra-punkha, Citrapumkha: 7 definitions

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Citrapunkha 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chitrapunkha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Citrapunkha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Citrapuṅkha (चित्रपुङ्ख).—a kind of arrow.

Derivable forms: citrapuṅkhaḥ (चित्रपुङ्खः).

Citrapuṅkha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citra and puṅkha (पुङ्ख).

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

Citrapuṅkha (चित्रपुङ्ख).—m.

(-ṅkhaḥ) An arrow. E. citra wonderful, and puṅkha shaft.

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

Citrapuṅkha (चित्रपुङ्ख):—[=citra-puṅkha] [from citra > cit] m. ‘having variegated-feathers’, an arrow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Citrapuṅkha (चित्रपुङ्ख):—[citra-puṅkha] (ṅkhaḥ) 1. m. An arrow.

[Sanskrit to German]

Citrapunkha in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Citrapunkha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Citrapuṃkha (ಚಿತ್ರಪುಂಖ):—[noun] a slender, straight, pointed missile or weapon to be shot from a bow and equipped with feathers at the end of the shaft near the nock, for controlling flight; an arrow.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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