Grahaluncana, Grahāluñcana, Graha-aluncana: 2 definitions
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Grahaluncana 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 Grahalunchana.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGrahāluñcana (ग्रहालुञ्चन).—pouncing on one's prey, tearing it to pieces; श्येनो ग्रहालुञ्चने (śyeno grahāluñcane) Mṛcchakaṭika 3.2.
Derivable forms: grahāluñcanam (ग्रहालुञ्चनम्).
Grahāluñcana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms graha and āluñcana (आलुञ्चन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGrahāluñcana (ग्रहालुञ्चन):—[from graha > grah] n. pouncing on prey, [Mṛcchakaṭikā iii, 20.]
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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