Nirlanchana, Nirlāñchana, Nir-lanchana: 5 definitions

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Nirlanchana 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Nirlanchhana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nirlanchana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nirlāñchana (निर्लाञ्छन).—the marking of domestic animals (by perforating the nose &c.).

Derivable forms: nirlāñchanam (निर्लाञ्छनम्).

Nirlāñchana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and lāñchana (लाञ्छन).

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

Nirlāñchana (निर्लाञ्छन):—[=nir-lāñchana] n. (√lāñch) the marking of domestic animals by perforating the nose etc., [Hemacandra’s Yoga-śāstra]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Nirlāñchana (निर्लाञ्छन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇillaṃchaṇa.

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Nirlanchana 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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