Kanthashlesha, Kaṇṭhāśleṣa, Kantha-ashlesha: 4 definitions

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Kanthashlesha 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 Kaṇṭhāśleṣa can be transliterated into English as Kanthaslesa or Kanthashlesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kaṇṭhāśleṣa (कण्ठाश्लेष).—Neck-embrace; Meghadūta 3; कण्ठाश्लेषपरिग्रहे शिथिलता (kaṇṭhāśleṣaparigrahe śithilatā) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 4.6; °उपगूढ (upagūḍha) Bhartṛhari 3.28.

Derivable forms: kaṇṭhāśleṣaḥ (कण्ठाश्लेषः).

Kaṇṭhāśleṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṇṭha and āśleṣa (आश्लेष).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kaṇṭhāśleṣa (कण्ठाश्लेष).—[masculine] = kaṇṭhagraha.

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

Kaṇṭhāśleṣa (कण्ठाश्लेष):—[from kaṇṭha] m. the act of embracing, embrace, [Bhartṛhari; Ratnāvalī]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kanthashlesha 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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