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Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Nakhānakhi (नखानखि) refers to “(animals fighting each other) with their nails”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting by packs of dogs is that in which dogs are let loose at hares and other animals in arid tracts. [...] The hares scream loudly and the dogs pursue them; and in a short time there is a great fight tooth and nail (nakhānakhi). This produces a feeling of the terrible. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nakhānakhi (नखानखि).—ind. [nakhairnakhaiḥ prahṛtyedaṃ yuddhaṃ pravṛttam] Nail against nail. कचाकचि युद्धमासीद् दन्तादन्ति नखानखि (kacākaci yuddhamāsīd dantādanti nakhānakhi) Mb.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nakhānakhi (नखानखि).—i. e. nakha -nakha + i, adv. Scratching one another, Mahābhārata 8, 2377.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nakhānakhi (नखानखि).—[adverb] nail against nail (of a hard fight).

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

Nakhānakhi (नखानखि):—[=nakhā-nakhi] [from nakha] ind. n° against n°, close fighting (with mutual scratching), [Mahābhārata viii, 2377] (cf. keśā-keśi).

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Nakhanakhi 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nakhānakhi (ನಖಾನಖಿ):—[noun] a fighting with finger nails or claws.

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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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Partial matches: Nakha, Nakhi.

Full-text: Ratharathi, Kacakaci, Dantadanti.

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