Kshirasphatika, Kṣīrasphaṭika, Kshira-sphatika: 9 definitions
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Kshirasphatika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Kṣīrasphaṭika can be transliterated into English as Ksirasphatika or Kshirasphatika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykṣīrasphaṭika (क्षीरस्फटिक).—m S A precious stone described as a milky crystal, Opal or Cat's eye?
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkṣīrasphaṭika (क्षीरस्फटिक).—m A milky crystal, opal.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣīrasphaṭika (क्षीरस्फटिक).—a precious stone.
Derivable forms: kṣīrasphaṭikaḥ (क्षीरस्फटिकः).
Kṣīrasphaṭika is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣīra and sphaṭika (स्फटिक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣīrasphaṭika (क्षीरस्फटिक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A precious stone, described as a milky crystal, (opal or cat’s eye) E. kṣīra milk, and sphaṭika crystal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣīrasphaṭika (क्षीरस्फटिक):—[=kṣīra-sphaṭika] [from kṣīra] m. a precious stone (described as a kind of milky crystal, perhaps a species of opal), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣīrasphaṭika (क्षीरस्फटिक):—[kṣīra-sphaṭika] (kaḥ) 1. m. A precious stone, opal or cat’s eye.
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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 corpusKṣīrasphaṭika (ಕ್ಷೀರಸ್ಫಟಿಕ):—[noun] a kind of milky crystal; a precious stone (prob. the translucent milky variety of opal).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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