Ishvanika, Iṣvanīka, Ishu-anika: 4 definitions

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Ishvanika 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 Iṣvanīka can be transliterated into English as Isvanika or Ishvanika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ishvanika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Iṣvanīka (इष्वनीक).—the point of an arrow; वायुरमित्राणामिष्वग्राण्याञ्चतु (vāyuramitrāṇāmiṣvagrāṇyāñcatu) Av.11.1.16.

Derivable forms: iṣvanīkam (इष्वनीकम्).

Iṣvanīka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms iṣu and anīka (अनीक). See also (synonyms): iṣvagra.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Iṣvanīka (इष्वनीक):—[=iṣv-anīka] [from iṣu > iṣ] n. the point of an arrow

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Ishvanika in German

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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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