Phalakoshaka, Phalakośaka, Phala-koshaka: 4 definitions

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Phalakoshaka 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 Phalakośaka can be transliterated into English as Phalakosaka or Phalakoshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Phalakośaka (फलकोशक).—the scrotum (covering of the testicles).

Derivable forms: phalakośakaḥ (फलकोशकः).

Phalakośaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms phala and kośaka (कोशक). See also (synonyms): phalakośa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Phalakoṣaka (फलकोषक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. The cocoanut-tree. 2. The testicle. E. phala fruit, koṣa sheath, and kan aff. of comparison.

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

Phalakośaka (फलकोशक):—[=phala-kośaka] [from phala > phal] (L.) m. sg. and [dual number] ‘seed receptacle’, the scrotum.

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

Phalakoṣaka (फलकोषक):—[phala-koṣaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. The scrotum.

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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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