Kalankahrit, Kalaṅkahṛt, Kalanka-hrit: 3 definitions

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Kalankahrit 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 Kalaṅkahṛt can be transliterated into English as Kalankahrt or Kalankahrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Kalaṅkahṛt (कलङ्कहृत्).—m. an epithet of Śiva.

Kalaṅkahṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kalaṅka and hṛt (हृत्).

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

Kalaṅkahṛt (कलङ्कहृत्):—[=kalaṅka-hṛt] [from kalaṅka] m. Name of Śiva.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kalankahrit 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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