Karnashashkuli, Karṇaśaṣkulī, Karna-shashkuli: 5 definitions

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Karnashashkuli 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 Karṇaśaṣkulī can be transliterated into English as Karnasaskuli or Karnashashkuli, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Karṇaśaṣkulī (कर्णशष्कुली).—the outer part of the ear (leading to the auditory passage); AV.9.8.1. अवलम्बितकर्णशष्कुलीकलसीकं रचयन्नवोचत (avalambitakarṇaśaṣkulīkalasīkaṃ racayannavocata) N.2.8.

Karṇaśaṣkulī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karṇa and śaṣkulī (शष्कुली).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karṇaśaṣkulī (कर्णशष्कुली).—f. (-lī) The outer part of the ear, the cartilage and depressions leading to the auditory passage. E. karṇa, and śaṣkula the hollows of the ear.

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

Karṇaśaṣkulī (कर्णशष्कुली):—[=karṇa-śaṣkulī] [from karṇa] f. idem

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

Karṇaśaṣkulī (कर्णशष्कुली):—[karṇa-śaṣkulī] (lī) 3. f. The outer part of the ear, the cartilage.

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Karnashashkuli 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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