Indrakoshaka, Indrakoṣaka, Indra-koshaka: 3 definitions
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Indrakoshaka 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 Indrakoṣaka can be transliterated into English as Indrakosaka or Indrakoshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIndrakoṣaka (इन्द्रकोषक).—
1) a couch, sofa, which is generally made up of covering pieces of perforated wooden planks; cf. अट्टालक- प्रतोलीमध्ये त्रिधानुष्काधिष्ठानं-इन्द्रकोशं कारयेत् (aṭṭālaka- pratolīmadhye tridhānuṣkādhiṣṭhānaṃ-indrakośaṃ kārayet) Kau. A.2.3.
2) a platform.
3) a projection of the roof of a house.
4) A pin or bracket projecting from the wall (nāgadanta). A projection of the roof of a house forming a kind of balcony; Kau. A.24.
Derivable forms: indrakoṣakaḥ (इन्द्रकोषकः).
Indrakoṣaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms indra and koṣaka (कोषक). See also (synonyms): indrakośa, indrakoṣṭha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryIndrakoṣaka (इन्द्रकोषक).—[indra-koṣa + ka], m. A projection of the roof of a house forming a kind of balcony, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 9, 17.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Indrakoṣaka (इन्द्रकोषक):—[=indra-koṣaka] [from indra] m. a platform
2) [v.s. ...] a scaffold
3) [v.s. ...] a projection of the roof of a house, a kind of balcony or terrace
4) [v.s. ...] a pin or bracket projecting from the wall, [Rāmāyaṇa] and, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Partial matches: Kosaka, Indra.
Full-text: Indrakosha, Indrakoshtha.
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