Khandapashu, Khaṇḍapaśu, Khanda-pashu: 1 definition
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Khandapashu 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 Khaṇḍapaśu can be transliterated into English as Khandapasu or Khandapashu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKhaṇḍapaśu (खण्डपशु).—
1) Name of Śiva.
2) of Parasurāma.
3) of Rāhu.
4) an elephant with a broken tusk.
Derivable forms: khaṇḍapaśuḥ (खण्डपशुः).
Khaṇḍapaśu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms khaṇḍa and paśu (पशु).
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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