Kharvashakha, Kharvaśākha, Kharva-shakha: 6 definitions
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Kharvashakha 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 Kharvaśākha can be transliterated into English as Kharvasakha or Kharvashakha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKharvaśākha (खर्वशाख).—a. dwarfish, small, short.
Kharvaśākha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kharva and śākha (शाख). See also (synonyms): kharbaśākha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKharvaśākha (खर्वशाख) or Kharvvaśākha.—mfn.
(-khaḥ-khā-khaṃ) Small, short, dwarfish. E. kharbba short, and śākhā a branch.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKharvaśākha (खर्वशाख):—[=kharva-śākha] [from kharva] mfn. ‘having small branches’, dwarfish, small, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKharvaśākha (ಖರ್ವಶಾಖ):—[adjective] low or relatively low in height; not tall; short; dwarf.
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Kharvaśākha (ಖರ್ವಶಾಖ):—[noun] any tree that is short with short branches; a dwarf tree.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shakha, Kharva.
Full-text: Kharvvashakha, Kharbashakha.
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