Kashthaluka, Kāṣṭhāluka: 3 definitions
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Kashthaluka 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 Kāṣṭhāluka can be transliterated into English as Kasthaluka or Kashthaluka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Kāṣṭhāluka (काष्ठालुक):—[from kāṣṭha] n. a species of Āluka, [Suśruta; Harṣacarita]
Kāṣṭhāluka (काष्ठालुक):—(2. kāṣṭha + āluka) eine best. Art von āluka [Suśruta 1, 225, 3.]
Kāṣṭhāluka (काष्ठालुक):—n. eine best. Wurzel [Harṣacarita 198,1.]
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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Harsha-charita (by E. B. Cowell)
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