Pingekshana, Piṅgekṣaṇa, Pinga-ikshana: 6 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Piṅgekṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Pingeksana or Pingekshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Piṅgekṣaṇa (पिङ्गेक्षण).—an epithet of Śiva.

Derivable forms: piṅgekṣaṇaḥ (पिङ्गेक्षणः).

Piṅgekṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms piṅga and īkṣaṇa (ईक्षण).

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

Piṅgekṣaṇa (पिङ्गेक्षण).—m.

(-ṇaḥ) A name of Siva. E. piṅga tawny, and īkṣaṇa eye.

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

1) Piṅgekṣaṇa (पिङ्गेक्षण):—[from piṅga > piñj] mfn. = ga-locana, [Varāha-mihira]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Piṅgekṣaṇa (पिङ्गेक्षण):—[piṅge+kṣaṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. A name of Shiva.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pingekshana 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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