Milindaprashna, Milindapraśna, Milinda-prashna: 2 definitions
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Milindaprashna 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 Milindapraśna can be transliterated into English as Milindaprasna or Milindaprashna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMilindapraśna (मिलिन्दप्रश्न).—Name of a Pāli work.
Derivable forms: milindapraśnaḥ (मिलिन्दप्रश्नः).
Milindapraśna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms milinda and praśna (प्रश्न).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMilindapraśna (मिलिन्दप्रश्न):—[=milinda-praśna] [from milinda] m. Name of a Pāli [work] (containing a conversation on Nirvāṇa between king Milinda and the monk Nāga-sena), [Monier-Williams’ Buddhism 141.]
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: Prashna, Milinda.
Full-text: Milinda.
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