Kakshadhara, Kakṣadhara, Kaksha-dhara: 4 definitions

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Kakshadhara 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 Kakṣadhara can be transliterated into English as Kaksadhara or Kakshadhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kakṣadhara (कक्षधर).—the shoulder-joint.

Derivable forms: kakṣadharam (कक्षधरम्).

Kakṣadhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kakṣa and dhara (धर).

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

Kakṣadhara (कक्षधर):—[=kakṣa-dhara] [from kakṣa] m. the part of the body where the upper arm is connected with the shoulder, the shoulder-joint, [Suśruta]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kakshadhara 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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