Hunkrita, Huṅkṛta: 2 definitions

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Hunkrita 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 Huṅkṛta can be transliterated into English as Hunkrta or Hunkrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Huṅkṛta (हुङ्कृत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Uttered or pronounced as an incantation. n.

(-taṃ) 1. An incantation. 2. The roar or grunt of the wild boar. 3. Any roar. E. hum a mystical monosyllable, and kṛta made.

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

Huṅkṛta (हुङ्कृत):—(taṃ) a. Pronounced as an incantation. 1. n. An incantation; roar of a wild boar.

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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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