Daushka, Dauṣka: 4 definitions
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Daushka 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 Dauṣka can be transliterated into English as Dauska or Daushka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDauṣka (दौष्क).—a. (-ṣkī f.) One who swims by the help of his arms.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dauṣka (दौष्क):—mf(ī)n. ([from] dos) one who swims or crosses a stream by the help of his arms, [Pāṇini 7-3, 51; Patañjali]
2) going on the arms, [Uṇādi-sūtra ii, 69, [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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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: Daushkalya, Daushkanta, Daushkarya.
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