Jhashaketu, Jhaṣaketu, Jhasha-ketu: 1 definition
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Jhashaketu 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 Jhaṣaketu can be transliterated into English as Jhasaketu or Jhashaketu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJhaṣaketu (झषकेतु).—Name of the god of love; स्त्रीमुद्रां झषकेतनस्य (strīmudrāṃ jhaṣaketanasya) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 4.34; स्वं कर्म कारयन्नास्ते निश्चिन्तो या झषध्वजः (svaṃ karma kārayannāste niścinto yā jhaṣadhvajaḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 8.48.
Derivable forms: jhaṣaketuḥ (झषकेतुः).
Jhaṣaketu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jhaṣa and ketu (केतु). See also (synonyms): jhaṣāṅka, jhaṣaketana, jhaṣadhvaja.
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: Jhasha, Ketu.
Full-text: Jhashanka, Jhashadhvaja, Jhashaketana.
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