Dhanyakalka, Dhānyakalka, Dhanya-kalka: 4 definitions
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Dhanyakalka 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhānyakalka (धान्यकल्क).—
1) bran.
2) chaff, straw.
Derivable forms: dhānyakalkam (धान्यकल्कम्).
Dhānyakalka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhānya and kalka (कल्क).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhānyakalka (धान्यकल्क).—n.
(-lkaṃ) Bran, chaff, straw. E. dhānya, and kalka dirt or sediment.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhānyakalka (धान्यकल्क):—[=dhānya-kalka] [from dhānya > dhā] m. bran, chaff, straw, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhānyakalka (धान्यकल्क):—[dhānya-kalka] (lkaṃ) 1. n. Bran, chaff.
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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