Palamkasha, Palaṃkaṣa: 4 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Palaṃkaṣa can be transliterated into English as Palamkasa or Palamkasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Palaṃkaṣa (पलंकष).—

1) A demon, goblin.

2) Bdellium.

3) The किंशुक (kiṃśuka) tree.

4) A lion.

-ṣā A fly.

Derivable forms: palaṃkaṣaḥ (पलंकषः).

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

1) Palaṃkaṣa (पलंकष):—[=pala-ṃ-kaṣa] [from pala] m. ‘f°-hurter’, a Rākṣasa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a lion, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] the sea, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]

4) [v.s. ...] bdellium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Palaṃkaṣā (पलंकषा):—[=pala-ṃ-kaṣā] [from palaṃ-kaṣa > pala] f. Name of various plants (Asteracantha Longifolia, Butea Frondosa, Dolichos Sinensis etc.), [Suśruta; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] bdellium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] red lac, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

8) [v.s. ...] a fly, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Palamkasha 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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