Kshomaka, Kṣomaka: 4 definitions

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Kshomaka 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 Kṣomaka can be transliterated into English as Ksomaka or Kshomaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kṣomaka (क्षोमक).—(adj. or) nt. (= kṣaumaka, q.v.), (gar-ment of) linen: Divyāvadāna 316.27, in a long [compound] listing various garments or textiles, -prāvarakā-kāśikāṃśu-kṣomakā- dyāḥ; Bhikṣuṇī-karmavācanā 22b.4, in a series of materials usable for robes,…kāśisūkṣmaṃ vā kṣomaka-sūkṣmaṃ (fine linen garment) vā dukūlakasūkṣmaṃ vā.

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

Kṣomaka (क्षोमक):—[from kṣoma] m. = kṣaum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kṣema.)

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Kshomaka 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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