The Sanskrit term Pakṣaghna can be transliterated into English as Paksaghna or Pakshaghna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pakṣaghna (पक्षघ्न).—a. (a house) wanting a side.

Pakṣaghna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pakṣa and ghna (घ्न).

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

Pakṣaghna (पक्षघ्न):—[=pakṣa-ghna] [from pakṣa > pakṣ] (with tri-śālaka) n. (a house) wanting ([literally] killing) a side id est. having three halls towards east and south and north (but not one towards the west), [Varāha-mihira]

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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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Partial matches: Paksha, Ghna.

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