Luncitakesha, Luñcitakeśa, Luncita-kesha: 2 definitions
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Luncitakesha 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 Luñcitakeśa can be transliterated into English as Luncitakesa or Luncitakesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Lunchitakesha.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLuñcitakeśa (लुञ्चितकेश).—one having the hair torn out; जटिलो मुण्डी लुञ्चितकेशः (jaṭilo muṇḍī luñcitakeśaḥ) Charpat. S.4.
Derivable forms: luñcitakeśaḥ (लुञ्चितकेशः).
Luñcitakeśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms luñcita and keśa (केश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLuñcitakeśa (लुञ्चितकेश):—[=luñcita-keśa] [from luñcita > luñc] m. ‘having the hair torn out’, Name of a Jaina ascetic (so called as pulling out the hair of the head and body by way of self-mortification), [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
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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Partial matches: Kesa, Luncita.
Full-text: Mundi.
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