Cudalakshana, Cūḍālakṣaṇa, Cuda-lakshana: 4 definitions

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Cudalakshana 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 Cūḍālakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Cudalaksana or Cudalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chudalakshana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cūḍālakṣaṇa (चूडालक्षण).—tonsure.

Derivable forms: cūḍālakṣaṇam (चूडालक्षणम्).

Cūḍālakṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cūḍā and lakṣaṇa (लक्षण).

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

Cūḍālakṣaṇa (चूडालक्षण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) Tonsure. E. cūḍā, and lakṣaṇa mark.

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

Cūḍālakṣaṇa (चूडालक्षण):—[=cūḍā-lakṣaṇa] [from cūḍā > cūḍa] n. tonsure, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Cūḍālakṣaṇa (चूडालक्षण):—[cūḍā-lakṣaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Tonsure.

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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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